INDIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INDIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDIE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDIE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INDIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does INDIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Produced or operating independently of a major record label, film studio, or other large commercial backer.
Indie began as an abbreviation of independent within the music industry, describing bands and labels that release records without the marketing budget or creative control of a major company. The word later spread to film, where an indie movie is typically made outside the big Hollywood studio system on a smaller budget, and to video games, where an indie developer often works without a large publisher. Beyond ownership structure, indie also suggests a certain scrappy, unpolished style that fans associate with music or films made this way.
How INDIE is used
Used informally as an adjective before a noun, as in an indie band, and sometimes as a noun for the genre or scene itself.
- The band signed with a small indie label instead of a major studio.
- Critics praised the indie film for its low budget and honest storytelling.
- She spent the weekend browsing an indie bookshop downtown.
- The festival showcased dozens of indie game developers this year.
- His playlist is full of quiet, guitar-driven indie tracks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDIE
1 longer words begin with INDIE.
Words ending in INDIE
2 words end in INDIE. Useful as a back hook: play INDIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with INDIE inside
9 words contain INDIE in the middle. Words that start with INDIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INDIE
Common questions about INDIE
- Is INDIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDIE worth?
- INDIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDIE mean?
- Produced or operating independently of a major record label, film studio, or other large commercial backer.
- What letters can be added to INDIE?
- INDIE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INDIE:
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