Is DAB a Scrabble word?
Yes. DAB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
Verb 4 meanings
To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
“I dabbed my face with a towel.”
To apply a substance in this way.
“The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.”
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
“1532-1533, Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer to dabbe him in the necke”
To perform the dab dance move; to move both arms, parallel with one's head, to either side of the body.
Noun 4 meanings
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
“a dab of glue”
Fingerprint.
Adverb 1 meaning
With a dab, or sudden contact.
Etymology
From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Old Icelandic dabba (“to tap, slap”), perhaps ultimately imitative.
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DAB at a glance
DAB has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + B 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,659 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -DAB
More endings- SANDDAB11
- SERDAB9
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