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Yes, dabble is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Dabble" Definition

verb-transitive

To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold” ( Katherine Mansfield).

verb

To wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes .
To paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water.
To reach with the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to obtain food.
To work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest .

verb-intransitive

To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.
To splash liquid gently and playfully.
To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than . . . dabbling in interior design” ( Andy Birsh).

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