IDEALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IDEALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDEALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDEALISE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDEALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDEALISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDEALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDEALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDEALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To regard or show someone or something as perfect or better than they really are.
Idealise is the British spelling and carries a hint of risk: people who idealise a partner, a past era or a hero tend to overlook faults. Writers use it when discussing nostalgia, romance and memory.
How IDEALISE is used
Idealise is the usual spelling in British English; American English prefers idealize.
- Many people idealise their childhood and forget its hardships.
- He tends to idealise his heroes and is later disappointed.
- The film does not idealise life in the countryside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDEALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IDEALISE
4 longer words begin with IDEALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in IDEALISE
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Common questions about IDEALISE
- Is IDEALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDEALISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDEALISE worth?
- IDEALISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDEALISE mean?
- To regard or show someone or something as perfect or better than they really are.
- What letters can be added to IDEALISE?
- IDEALISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDEALISE:
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