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Yes, handle is playable

...and is worth 11 points.

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"Handle" Definition

noun

A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand.
An opportunity or a means for achieving a purpose.
Games The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.
Understanding or control: has a handle on the situation.
A part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand.

idiom

Get Informal To achieve an understanding of: I was finally able to get a handle on the true nature of the problem.

verb-intransitive

To act or function in a given way while in operation: a car that handles well in the snow.

verb-transitive

To cope with or dispose of: handles problems efficiently.
To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of: a branch office that handles grain exports.
To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.
To direct, execute, or dispose of: handle an investment.
To manage, administer to, or represent: handle a boxer.

verb

To try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand.
To manage with the.
To deal with in writing or speaking or in the plastic arts.
To have overall responsibility for supervising or directing.
To train and act as second for (a boxer).

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