IDONEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IDONEOUS 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 IDONEOUS?
| 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 IDONEOUS 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 IDONEOUS
No single letter turns IDONEOUS into another word.
How IDONEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDONEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDONEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IDONEOUS
- IDONEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IDONEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Suitable, fit or appropriate for a purpose.
Idoneous is a learned and now rare word that sounds almost legal in tone. A writer picks it over suitable to give a formal, slightly old-fashioned flavour.
How IDONEOUS is used
Idoneous is rare and formal, mostly met in older texts.
- He searched for an idoneous place to build the new library.
- The committee judged her the most idoneous candidate for the post.
- Few tools were idoneous for such delicate work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDONEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IDONEOUS
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Common questions about IDONEOUS
- Is IDONEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDONEOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDONEOUS worth?
- IDONEOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDONEOUS mean?
- Suitable, fit or appropriate for a purpose.
- What letters can be added to IDONEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to IDONEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDONEOUS:
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