FIDDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FIDDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIDDLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIDDLE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIDDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIDDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FIDDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does FIDDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A violin, especially when played in folk or country music.
Fiddle is the older popular name for the violin and descends from Old English fithele. Players use the word for the same instrument when it is used for dance tunes, bluegrass and Irish music, while violin tends to suit the concert hall. The word has a long run of side meanings: a small awkward job, a dishonest scheme to falsify accounts, and a rail on a ship's table that stops dishes sliding.
How FIDDLE is used
Informal for the instrument; British English also uses it for a petty fraud.
- He tucked the fiddle under his chin and began to play.
- The band was led by a fiddle and an accordion.
- Threading the cable through the wall was a real fiddle.
- The clerk was caught in a fiddle with the expense accounts.
- A fiddle on the cabin table kept the plates in place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIDDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIDDLE
18 longer words begin with FIDDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIDDLE
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Common questions about FIDDLE
- Is FIDDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIDDLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIDDLE worth?
- FIDDLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIDDLE mean?
- A violin, especially when played in folk or country music.
- What letters can be added to FIDDLE?
- FIDDLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FIDDLE:
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