AIDFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIDFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIDFUL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIDFUL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIDFUL
No single letter turns AIDFUL into another word.
How AIDFUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AIDFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does AIDFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicpoetic
Giving help or support; helpful.
Aidful is a plain compound of aid and the suffix -ful, and it is much rarer than helpful, which has almost entirely replaced it. Poets and older writers used it when they wanted a slightly formal tone, as in an aidful hand or an aidful word. Modern readers will recognise it at once even though they seldom meet it.
How AIDFUL is used
Rare and old-fashioned; mostly found in poetry and older prose.
- An aidful neighbour carried the water up the hill.
- She was grateful for every aidful word he offered.
- The poem praises the aidful hand of a stranger.
- Their aidful presence calmed the frightened children.
- He found no aidful friend in the whole town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIDFUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AIDFUL
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Common questions about AIDFUL
- Is AIDFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIDFUL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIDFUL worth?
- AIDFUL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIDFUL mean?
- Giving help or support; helpful.
- What letters can be added to AIDFUL?
- No single letter can be added to AIDFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AIDFUL:
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