BIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIDE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIDE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does BIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To wait patiently for a suitable time or opportunity, especially in the phrase to bide one's time.
Bide survives mainly in the fixed expression bide one's time, meaning to wait calmly until the right moment arrives. The word was once a more general verb for staying or remaining in a place, a sense now considered old-fashioned.
How BIDE is used
Intransitive verb; almost always used in the phrase bide one's time.
- She decided to bide her time before responding.
- He bides his time, waiting for the perfect moment.
- The old cat bided contentedly by the fire.
- They will bide their time until the market improves.
- The soldiers bided quietly in the trench overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BIDE
The 4 tiles of BIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BIDE
12 longer words begin with BIDE.
Words ending in BIDE
2 words end in BIDE. Useful as a back hook: play BIDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BIDE inside
22 words contain BIDE in the middle. Words that start with BIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BIDE
Common questions about BIDE
- Is BIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIDE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIDE worth?
- BIDE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIDE mean?
- To wait patiently for a suitable time or opportunity, especially in the phrase to bide one's time.
- What letters can be added to BIDE?
- BIDE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BIDE:
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