IDEM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. IDEM 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 IDEM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDEM is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDEM
No single letter turns IDEM into another word.
How IDEM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IDEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about IDEM
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 IDEM mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
formal
A word used in citations to indicate the same author or source mentioned immediately before.
Idem is a Latin term meaning the same, appearing chiefly in scholarly footnotes and bibliographies. Writers insert idem to avoid repeating a name already given in the previous reference.
How IDEM is used
Restricted almost entirely to formal academic and legal citation styles.
- The footnote simply read idem, referring to the previous author.
- Idem appears throughout the bibliography to save space.
- Editors replaced the repeated name with idem in later citations.
- Students are taught what idem means before writing a thesis.
- The old text used idem where a modern style guide would repeat the name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDEM
The 4 tiles of IDEM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with IDEM
4 longer words begin with IDEM.
Words ending in IDEM
2 words end in IDEM. Useful as a back hook: play IDEM onto a word already on the board.
Words with IDEM inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain IDEM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IDEM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IDEM
Common questions about IDEM
- Is IDEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDEM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDEM worth?
- IDEM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDEM mean?
- A word used in citations to indicate the same author or source mentioned immediately before.
- What letters can be added to IDEM?
- No single letter can be added to IDEM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IDEM:
Open IDEM in the Word Finder