addle

Plural: addles

Verb

Verb Forms: addled, addling, addles

To make unable to think clearly; to confuse.
mix up or confuse
become rotten
- "addled eggs"
To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
To thrive or grow; to ripen.
To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle.
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.

Adj

Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
Unfruitful or confused; muddled.

Noun

Liquid filth; mire.
A foolish or dull-witted fellow.

Examples

addle brains
addle eggs
to addle someone's brain
Trying to find a bingo with seven vowels would addle any player’s brain.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English addlen, adlen, from Old English edlēan (“reward, pay-back”), edlēanian (“to reward, recompense”); or from or cognate with Old Norse ǫðlask (“to gain possession of property”), from ōðal (“owndom, property”).

Synonyms

muddle, puddle, addled

Scrabble Score: 7

addle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
addle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
addle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

addle: valid Words With Friends Word