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Is drivel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word drivel is a Scrabble US word. The word drivel is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2R1I1V4E1L1

Is drivel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word drivel is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2R1I1V4E1L1

Is drivel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word drivel is a Words With Friends word. The word drivel is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2R1I1V5E1L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

DRIVEL,

5-letter words (14 found)

DEVIL,DIVER,DRIVE,ERVIL,IDLER,LIVED,LIVER,LIVRE,RILED,RIVED,RIVEL,VILDE,VILER,VIRED,

4-letter words (33 found)

DEIL,DELI,DERV,DEVI,DIEL,DIRE,DIRL,DIVE,EILD,EVIL,IDLE,IRED,LEIR,LIED,LIER,LIRE,LIVE,RIDE,RIEL,RILE,RIVE,VEIL,VELD,VERD,VIDE,VIED,VIER,VILD,VILE,VIRE,VIRL,VLEI,VRIL,

3-letter words (19 found)

DEI,DEL,DEV,DIE,DIV,ELD,IDE,IRE,LED,LEI,LEV,LID,LIE,RED,REI,REV,RID,VID,VIE,

2-letter words (8 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 76 words from drivel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of drivel

drivel

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɹɪv.əl/
  • Hyphenation: driv‧el
  • Rhymes: -ɪvəl

Etymology 1

From Middle English drivelen, drevelen, from Old English dreflian (“to drivel, slobber, slaver”), from Proto-Germanic *drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerebʰ- (“cloudy, turbid; yeast”).

Noun

drivel (countable and uncountable, plural drivels)

  1. Nonsense; senseless talk.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
  2. (archaic) Saliva, drool.
  3. (obsolete) A fool; an idiot.
Translations

Verb

drivel (third-person singular simple present drivels, present participle (US) driveling or drivelling, simple past and past participle (US) driveled or drivelled)

  1. To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To have saliva drip from the mouth.
    Synonym: drool
  3. To be weak or foolish; to dote.
Translations

Etymology 2

Compare Old Dutch drevel (“scullion”).

Noun

drivel (plural drivels)

  1. (obsolete) A servant; a drudge.

Etymology 3

Perhaps a blend of drive and dribble.

Verb

drivel (third-person singular simple present drivels, present participle driveling, simple past and past participle driveled)

  1. To move or travel slowly.
  2. To use up or to be used up.

References

  • “drivel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Vidler, drevil

Source: wiktionary.org