IDEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. IDEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDEAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDEAL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDEAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IDEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about IDEAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IDEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Representing the best possible or most suitable form of something; regarded as a standard of perfection.
When something is called ideal, it satisfies every requirement of the situation so completely that little or nothing could be improved. The word can describe a real object, such as an ideal location for a new store, or a purely mental standard that nothing in reality can quite match, which is closer to its use as a noun in philosophy and everyday speech. People also speak of personal ideals, meaning the principles or goals they hold up as worth striving toward, even if perfection itself is never reached.
How IDEAL is used
Common as an adjective before a noun, as in an ideal candidate, and as a noun meaning a guiding standard or principle.
- This quiet village would be an ideal place to raise a family.
- She described her ideal weekend as one spent hiking in the mountains.
- The committee is searching for the ideal candidate for the position.
- He never abandoned his ideal of a fairer, more equal society.
- Weather conditions for the launch were far from ideal that morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDEAL
The 5 tiles of IDEAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with IDEAL
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with IDEAL.
Words ending in IDEAL
3 words end in IDEAL. Useful as a back hook: play IDEAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with IDEAL inside
12 words contain IDEAL in the middle. Words that start with IDEAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IDEAL
Showing 40 of 46. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about IDEAL
- Is IDEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDEAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDEAL worth?
- IDEAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDEAL mean?
- Representing the best possible or most suitable form of something; regarded as a standard of perfection.
- What letters can be added to IDEAL?
- IDEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IDEAL:
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