IDIOCY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IDIOCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDIOCY?
| 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 IDIOCY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDIOCY
No single letter turns IDIOCY into another word.
How IDIOCY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IDIOCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does IDIOCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Extreme foolishness; behaviour or an idea that shows a complete lack of sense.
Idiocy is a blunt word for stupidity that is hard to excuse, whether it is a single reckless act or a whole policy. It is often used with some heat, as when a writer calls a decision pure idiocy. The word comes through French from the Greek idiotes, a private person, a sense that slowly slid from someone without public knowledge to someone without sense. Long ago it also served as a medical term, which is now thought offensive and is best avoided.
How IDIOCY is used
Informal or emphatic; used about actions, ideas and decisions rather than as a clinical term.
- Driving into the flood was sheer idiocy.
- He apologised for the idiocy of his last remark.
- Nobody could explain the idiocy of the new rule.
- The film is a parade of cheerful idiocy.
- She refused to put up with such idiocy any longer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDIOCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IDIOCY
Common questions about IDIOCY
- Is IDIOCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDIOCY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDIOCY worth?
- IDIOCY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDIOCY mean?
- Extreme foolishness; behaviour or an idea that shows a complete lack of sense.
- What letters can be added to IDIOCY?
- No single letter can be added to IDIOCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IDIOCY:
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