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Dabs

/dæbz/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Dabs

noun

  1. A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
  2. A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
  3. A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

    "a dab of glue"

  4. (chiefly in the plural) Fingerprint.
  5. A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.

verb

  1. To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

    "I dabbed my face with a towel."

  2. To apply a substance in this way.

    "He dabbed moisturizing liquid on his face."

  3. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
  4. To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
  5. To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.

noun

  1. One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.

noun

  1. A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
  2. A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Anagrams of Dabs

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "dabs":

bads

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "dabs" and rearranging:

+ebasedbeadssabed
+lbalds
+nbands
+rbardsbradsdarbsdrabs
+ubaudsdaubs
+wbawds
Related Word Patterns
DA...Words starting with "da"...BSWords ending with "bs"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "dabs"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

blob
Letter Values
d2
a1
b3
s1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Dabs
abcoulombsabsabsorbsadsorbsadverbsalbsaldicarbsantisnobsaplombsarbsardebsbackstabs
Related 4-Letter Words
dacedadadadodadsdaffdaftdagodagsdahldahsdaisdaksdaledalsdame

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Dabs"

Dabs is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "dabs" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Dabs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dabs" is a low-scoring word.