Dottled
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of dottle, left or accumulated partially burnt tobacco residue caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking.
“The pipe had dottled so heavily after his long smoke that cleaning it took longer than the smoking itself.”
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Wordle
Contains double T in positions 4 and 5, DOTTL is a rare consonant cluster and the ED ending confirms the past tense
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, L and D add modest value and the unusual DOTTL cluster can be a challenging but legal Scrabble play
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