IDYLLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IDYLLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDYLLIST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDYLLIST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDYLLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idyllistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDYLLIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDYLLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDYLLIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDYLLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A poet or writer who composes idylls, short pieces on peaceful country life.
An idyllist draws calm rural scenes, often shepherds and fields, in verse or prose. The label suits pastoral poets from ancient Greece onward. A rarer spelling with one l exists, but idyllist is the usual form.
How IDYLLIST is used
Idyllist is used in literary criticism for writers of pastoral scenes.
- The idyllist praised the quiet valley in gentle verse.
- As an idyllist, she preferred meadows to cities.
- Critics called him the last great idyllist of his age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDYLLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IDYLLIST
1 longer words begin with IDYLLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in IDYLLIST
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Common questions about IDYLLIST
- Is IDYLLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDYLLIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDYLLIST worth?
- IDYLLIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDYLLIST mean?
- A poet or writer who composes idylls, short pieces on peaceful country life.
- What letters can be added to IDYLLIST?
- IDYLLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDYLLIST:
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