IDLY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IDLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDLY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDLY
No single letter turns IDLY into another word.
How IDLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about IDLY
- 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 IDLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Without purpose or effect.
Idly drops a letter that the adjective keeps, following a rule about adverbs formed from words ending in that letter. The related noun about laziness is spelled differently again.
How IDLY is used
After the verb it modifies.
- They watched idly and did nothing at all.
- The word idly drops a letter from the adjective.
- Idly turning the pages without reading them.
- A rule about adverbs explains the spelling of idly.
- The related noun is spelled differently from idly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDLY
The 4 tiles of IDLY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in IDLY
Showing 24 of 62 words that end in IDLY. Useful as a back hook: play IDLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in IDLY
Common questions about IDLY
- Is IDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDLY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDLY worth?
- IDLY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDLY mean?
- Without purpose or effect.
- What letters can be added to IDLY?
- No single letter can be added to IDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IDLY:
Open IDLY in the Word Finder