Definition of handles

"handles" in the noun sense

1. handle, grip, handgrip, hold

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

"he grabbed the hammer by the handle"

"it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

"handles" in the verb sense

1. manage, deal, care, handle

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

"I can deal with this crew of workers"

"This blender can't handle nuts"

"She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

2. treat, handle, do by

interact in a certain way

"Do right by her"

"Treat him with caution, please"

"Handle the press reporters gently"

3. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

"This book deals with incest"

"The course covered all of Western Civilization"

"The new book treats the history of China"

4. handle, palm

touch, lift, or hold with the hands

"Don't handle the merchandise"

5. wield, handle, manage

handle effectively

"The burglar wielded an axe"

"The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

6. handle

show and train

"The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

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Quotations for handles

To put new handles to an old pot. [ Proverb ]

He that handles thorns shall smart for it. [ Proverb ]

He that handles pitch shall foul his fingers. [ Proverb ]

My people too were scared with eerie sounds,
A footstep, a low throbbing in the walls,
A noise of falling weights that never fell.
Weird whispers, bells that rang without a hand.
Door-handles turn'd when none was at the door.
And bolted doors that open'd of themselves;
And one betwixt the dark and light had seen
Her, bending by the cradle of her babe. [ Tennyson ]

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung. [ Proverb ]

Most things have two handles, and a wise man takes hold of the best. [ Proverb ]

The public are to be caught by the ears, as one takes a pot by the handles. [ Proverb ]

handles in Scrabble®

The word handles is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters handles:

HANDLES
(95 = 45 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

handles

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word handles

HANDLES
(95 = 45 + 50)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In handles

HANDLES
(95 = 45 + 50)
HANDLES
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HANDLES
(89 = 39 + 50)
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HANDLES
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SHALED
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HANDLE
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SHALE
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HEALD
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HEALD
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HEADS
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HEADS
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HAND
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DEANS
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LEASH
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HAND
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LASED
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handles in Words With Friends™

The word handles is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters handles:

HANDLES
(101 = 66 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

handles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word handles

HANDLES
(101 = 66 + 35)
HANDLES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In handles

HANDLES
(101 = 66 + 35)
HANDLES
(89 = 54 + 35)
HANDLES
(89 = 54 + 35)
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HANDLE
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LASHED
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SHALED
(54)
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(54)
HANDLES
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LASHED
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LASHED
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(48)
HEALDS
(48)
HANDLES
(47 = 12 + 35)
HANDLE
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HANDLE
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HEADS
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SHALE
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HELD
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HANDLE
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LEASH
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ASHEN
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LADS
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ASHEN
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Words within the letters of handles

2 letter words in handles (10 words)

3 letter words in handles (18 words)

6 letter words in handles (4 words)

7 letter words in handles (1 word)

handles + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence handles

Words that start with handles (2 words)

Words with handles in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving handles

Shorter words in handles

an and hand handle

ha hand handle

Longer words containing handles

doorhandles

handless

manhandles

mishandles

outhandles

overhandles

panhandles

pumphandles

rehandles prehandles

stickhandles