IDIOM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IDIOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDIOM?
| 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 IDIOM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDIOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idiomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDIOM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IDIOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about IDIOM
- The same 5 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 IDIOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A phrase whose overall meaning cannot be worked out from the ordinary meanings of its separate words.
An idiom such as kick the bucket or spill the beans means something quite different from what the individual words suggest, and native speakers usually learn these phrases as fixed units rather than building their meaning from scratch. The word idiom also describes the particular style or manner of expression typical of a language, a writer or a period, a broader sense related to but distinct from the fixed-phrase meaning. Because idioms rarely translate word for word into another language, they are often the hardest part of English for learners to master.
How IDIOM is used
Used in everyday speech and especially in language teaching, where idioms are often taught as a distinct category of vocabulary.
- Break a leg is an idiom that actually wishes someone good luck.
- The textbook devoted a whole chapter to common English idiom.
- She struggled to translate the idiom into her native language.
- His writing has a distinctly modern idiom, full of short, direct sentences.
- Teachers often explain an idiom by giving its literal and figurative meanings side by side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDIOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDIOM
The 5 tiles of IDIOM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with IDIOM
11 longer words begin with IDIOM.
Words with IDIOM inside
6 words contain IDIOM in the middle. Words that start with IDIOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IDIOM
Common questions about IDIOM
- Is IDIOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDIOM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDIOM worth?
- IDIOM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDIOM mean?
- A phrase whose overall meaning cannot be worked out from the ordinary meanings of its separate words.
- What letters can be added to IDIOM?
- IDIOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IDIOM:
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