stipple

stipple is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
2. transitive verb. To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
3. noun. Alt. of Stippling
4. verb. produce a mottled effect

   "The sunlight stippled the trees"

   Synonyms: speckle

5. verb. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
6. verb. make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
7. verb. engrave by means of dots and flicks

Synonyms

speckle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in stipple:

tipples

Common word forms

stippled, stippler, stipples, stippling

Words from these letters

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