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Is dribble a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dribble is a Scrabble US word. The word dribble is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

D2R1I1B3B3L1E1

Is dribble a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dribble is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2R1I1B3B3L1E1

Is dribble a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dribble is a Words With Friends word. The word dribble is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2R1I1B4B4L2E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

DIBBLER,DRIBBLE,

6-letter words (8 found)

BIRLED,BRIBED,BRIDLE,DIBBER,DIBBLE,LIBBED,LIBBER,RIBBED,

5-letter words (12 found)

BIBLE,BIDER,BIELD,BILED,BIRLE,BREID,BRIBE,BRIDE,IDLER,LIBER,REBID,RILED,

4-letter words (28 found)

BIBE,BIDE,BIER,BILE,BIRD,BIRL,BLEB,BLED,BRED,BREI,BRIE,DEIL,DELI,DIEB,DIEL,DIRE,DIRL,DRIB,EILD,IDLE,IRED,LEIR,LIED,LIER,LIRE,RIDE,RIEL,RILE,

3-letter words (23 found)

BED,BEL,BIB,BID,DEB,DEI,DEL,DIB,DIE,EBB,ELD,IDE,IRE,LED,LEI,LIB,LID,LIE,REB,RED,REI,RIB,RID,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BI,DE,DI,ED,EL,ER,ID,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 84 words from dribble according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dribble

dribble

Etymology

drib +‎ -le (early modern English frequentative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/, /dɹɪ.bl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/, /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɪbəl

Verb

dribble (third-person singular simple present dribbles, present participle dribbling, simple past and past participle dribbled)

  1. (basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
  2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
  3. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
  4. (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
  5. (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
  6. To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

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Translations

Noun

dribble (countable and uncountable, plural dribbles)

  1. (uncountable) Drool; saliva.
  2. (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  3. (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
  4. (countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
  5. (countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

Derived terms

  • seal dribble

Translations

Related terms

  • crossover dribble
  • double dribble
  • dribble glass
  • dribble penetration
  • dribbly
  • kill one's dribble

Anagrams

  • dibbler

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English dribble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁibl/

Noun

dribble m (plural dribbles)

  1. (sports) dribble

Verb

dribble

  1. inflection of dribbler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “dribble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

dribble

  1. inflection of dribbeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Source: wiktionary.org