BIDDING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIDDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIDDING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIDDING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIDDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biddingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIDDING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIDDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does BIDDING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The offering of prices at an auction, or a command or request to do something.
Bidding is what happens when buyers outdo one another with offers, and it also names the calls in a card game like bridge. In the phrase do someone's bidding it means obeying an order, often without question.
How BIDDING is used
Used for auction offers, card-game calls and for orders someone is expected to follow.
- Bidding opened at fifty pounds and quickly rose.
- The servant was always ready to do his master's bidding.
- Bidding in the card game was slow and careful.
- Online bidding ends tonight at midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIDDING and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIDDING
1 longer words begin with BIDDING.
Shorter words from the letters in BIDDING
Common questions about BIDDING
- Is BIDDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIDDING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIDDING worth?
- BIDDING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIDDING mean?
- The offering of prices at an auction, or a command or request to do something.
- What letters can be added to BIDDING?
- BIDDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIDDING:
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