ILLIQUID is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ILLIQUID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLIQUID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLIQUID is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLIQUID
No single letter turns ILLIQUID into another word.
How ILLIQUID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLIQUID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLIQUID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLIQUID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not easily converted into cash, or short of ready money.
A house or a rare painting can be valuable yet illiquid, since a quick sale may be impossible. Markets with few buyers are described as illiquid too.
How ILLIQUID is used
Illiquid is a finance term for assets, markets or investors short of cash.
- Real estate is an illiquid investment.
- The company was rich in property but illiquid.
- Prices swing wildly in an illiquid market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLIQUID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLIQUID
2 longer words begin with ILLIQUID.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLIQUID
Common questions about ILLIQUID
- Is ILLIQUID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLIQUID, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLIQUID worth?
- ILLIQUID is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLIQUID mean?
- Not easily converted into cash, or short of ready money.
- What letters can be added to ILLIQUID?
- No single letter can be added to ILLIQUID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLIQUID:
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