IDLENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IDLENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDLENESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDLENESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDLENESS
No single letter turns IDLENESS into another word.
How IDLENESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDLENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of doing no work or being inactive.
Idleness can mean simple rest or a lack of work to do, but it is often linked to laziness in proverbs and sermons. Writers also use it for emptiness of purpose, as in an idle talk.
How IDLENESS is used
Idleness is used for inactivity, whether forced, restful or blameworthy.
- Weeks of idleness followed the closing of the factory.
- He enjoyed a rare afternoon of idleness in the garden.
- The proverb warns that idleness leads to mischief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDLENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDLENESS
The 8 tiles of IDLENESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IDLENESS
1 longer words begin with IDLENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in IDLENESS
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Common questions about IDLENESS
- Is IDLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDLENESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDLENESS worth?
- IDLENESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDLENESS mean?
- The state of doing no work or being inactive.
- What letters can be added to IDLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to IDLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDLENESS:
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