Definition of fiddle

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • fiddle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • fiddle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • fiddle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of fiddle


  • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination (verb)

    Examples

    1. Don't fiddle with the screws

    Synonyms

    1. diddle
    2. play
    3. toy
  • bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. violin
  • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb)

    Examples

    1. The reporter fiddle with the facts

    Synonyms

    1. monkey
    2. tamper
  • try to fix or mend (verb)

    Examples

    1. She always fiddles with her van on the weekend

    Synonyms

    1. tinker
  • avoid (one's assigned duties) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. goldbrick
    2. shirk
    3. shrink from
  • commit fraud and steal from one's employer (verb)
  • play on a violin (verb)

    Examples

    1. Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
  • play the violin or fiddle (verb)

See definition of fiddle in Merriam Webster