ADIEU is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. ADIEU is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableADIEU · 5 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
5letters
2hooks available
1 in 4,841odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ADIEU?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.2
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.6%
Our own measure of how useful ADIEU is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADIEU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADIEU scores
Scrabble a1d2i1e1u1 6
Words with Friends a1d2i1e1u2 7
Face value of the 5 tiles in ADIEU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about ADIEU
- ADIEU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ADIEU
2 longer words begin with ADIEU.
Shorter words from the letters in ADIEU
Common questions about ADIEU
- Is ADIEU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ADIEU is not in it.
- How many points is ADIEU worth?
- ADIEU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADIEU?
- ADIEU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ADIEU:
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