The word dab is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • dab v. (Transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
  • dab v. (Transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
  • dab v. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

APPLY BLOW BY HIT IN LIGHTLY MOTION OBJECT OR PRESS REPETITIVE RUBBING SOFT STRIKE SUBSTANCE SUDDEN THIS THRUST TO TRANSITIVE WAY WITH WITHOUT

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AB DA

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AD BA BAD

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

BAD

26 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

CAB DAD DAE DAG DAH DAK DAL DAM DAN DAP DAS DAW DAY DEB DIB DOB DUB FAB GAB JAB KAB LAB NAB SAB TAB WAB

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AB DA

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

DARB DAUB DOAB DRAB

21 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DABS DABBA DABBAS DABBED DABBER DABBLE DABBERS DABBING DABBITY DABBLED DABBLER DABBLES DABSTER DABBLERS DABBLING DABCHICK DABSTERS DABBITIES DABBLINGS DABCHICKS DABBLINGLY

269 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ABDABS INDABA ADDABLE CODABLE FADABLE HABDABS HIDABLE INDABAS RIDABLE SERDABS WADABLE BEDABBLE BEDDABLE BENDABLE BIDDABLE BIDDABLY BINDABLE BONDABLE ERODABLE EVADABLE FEEDABLE FINDABLE FOLDABLE FORDABLE FUNDABLE GADABOUT GRADABLE GUIDABLE HOLDABLE LAUDABLE LAUDABLY LEADABLE LENDABLE LOADABLE MENDABLE MOLDABLE MURDABAD OXIDABLE READABLE READABLY SANDABLE SANDDABS SENDABLE SHEDABLE SLIDABLE TRADABLE VENDABLE VOIDABLE WELDABLE WINDABLE + 219 words

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SERDAB SANDDAB

18 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E ABED BADE BEAD
+I ABID
+L BALD BLAD
+N BAND
+O DOAB
+R BARD BRAD DARB DRAB
+S BADS DABS
+U BAUD BUDA DAUB
+W BAWD

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B AD DA
-D AB BA

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 21.9 chance (4.57%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 64.2 chance (1.56%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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