IDYLL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IDYLL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDYLL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDYLL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDYLL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idyllsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDYLL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IDYLL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does IDYLL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short piece of writing, music, or art describing a simple, peaceful scene, especially of rural life; also, a period or episode of such peace and happiness.
Idyll first named a short poem, often set in the countryside, that painted an idealized picture of simple, contented life far from the noise of the city. The word broadened over time to cover any brief, charming episode that feels similarly untroubled, so people now describe a quiet holiday or a happy stretch of childhood as an idyll even without a poem involved. The related adjective idyllic is far more common in everyday speech than the noun itself, which tends to appear in more literary or reflective writing. Both forms carry a slightly wistful sense that such peace rarely lasts.
How IDYLL is used
Mostly literary; the adjective idyllic is used far more often in everyday conversation than the noun idyll itself.
- The poem is a gentle idyll about shepherds and summer fields.
- Their week by the lake felt like a brief idyll before term began.
- The composer wrote a musical idyll evoking a quiet country morning.
- She remembered the farm as an idyll, though the work there was hard.
- The film opens with an idyll that the war soon shatters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDYLL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDYLL
The 5 tiles of IDYLL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IDYLL
6 longer words begin with IDYLL.
Shorter words from the letters in IDYLL
Common questions about IDYLL
- Is IDYLL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDYLL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDYLL worth?
- IDYLL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDYLL mean?
- A short piece of writing, music, or art describing a simple, peaceful scene, especially of rural life; also, a period or episode of such peace and happiness.
- What letters can be added to IDYLL?
- IDYLL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IDYLL:
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