Jumble solved
Is ADDLE a word? Yes.
ADDLE is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 5 letters, worth 7 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 3 anagrams, with 25 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 25
- Full anagrams
- 3
- Longest answer
- 5 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 3
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (A, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 3 remaining consonants (D, D, L).
addle in a sentence
“Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of ADDLE
3 words use all 5 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
5-letter words
3 words found4-letter words
5 words found3-letter words
9 words found2-letter words
8 words foundWords hidden inside ADDLE
Without moving a single letter, reading addle straight through uncovers 1 shorter word — add. The longest unbroken run is add.
- add5
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble dedal, unscramble laded.
Shorter words inside ADDLE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to ADDLE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and addle opens up 24 6-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
5
Distinct
4
Vowels
40%
A, E
Consonants
60%
D, D, L
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Solving ADDLE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters addle?
Rearranging the 5 letters in addle produces 25 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 5-letter answer addle here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does addle have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 5 letters, addle can be rearranged into 3 words: addle, dedal and laded. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from addle?
The longest solutions run to 5 letters: addle, dedal and laded. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from addle?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: addle yields add, ale, dad, dal, del, eld, lad, lea, led and ad. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "addle" used in a sentence?
Addle is itself a valid word. For example: "Eng.] Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from addle scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, addle is the top scorer from addle at 7 points, followed by dedal (7), laded (7) and dead (6). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside addle?
Read left to right without moving any letters and addle already contains 1 shorter word: add. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is add. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.