IDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. IDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDLE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDLE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about IDLE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 IDLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not working or being used; lazy or inactive.
Idle describes a person doing nothing when there is work to be done, as in idle hands, or a machine, factory, or piece of land that stands unused. By extension, an idle rumour or idle chatter is one with no real substance or purpose behind it.
How IDLE is used
Common everyday word for both people and machines that are not active.
- The workers stood idle while waiting for parts to arrive.
- The old mill has stood idle for years.
- He spent an idle afternoon reading in the garden.
- The engine ran idle at the red light.
- She dismissed the rumour as idle gossip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDLE
The 4 tiles of IDLE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with IDLE
11 longer words begin with IDLE.
Words ending in IDLE
6 words end in IDLE. Useful as a back hook: play IDLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with IDLE inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain IDLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IDLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IDLE
Common questions about IDLE
- Is IDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDLE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDLE worth?
- IDLE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDLE mean?
- Not working or being used; lazy or inactive.
- What letters can be added to IDLE?
- IDLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IDLE:
Open IDLE in the Word Finder