KIDGE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. KIDGE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KIDGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIDGE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIDGE
No single letter turns KIDGE into another word.
How KIDGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KIDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does KIDGE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
A Scots dialect word meaning brisk and cheerful in manner.
Kidge describes someone lively, alert and in good spirits, and it belongs to a small family of related Scots words, including cadgy, kedge and kidgie, that share the same meaning. It is not a spelling variant of one standard English word but a distinct dialect term with several sibling forms. The word turns up mainly in older Scots texts and dialect glossaries rather than in everyday speech.
How KIDGE is used
Regional Scots dialect; found in dialect dictionaries and older writing rather than in modern conversation.
- Grandfather was still kidge at eighty, up before dawn each day.
- The old shepherd stayed kidge despite the cold weather.
- She felt kidge after a good night's sleep.
- The dialect glossary lists kidge next to its cousin kedge.
- He walked with a kidge step, whistling as he went.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KIDGE
Common questions about KIDGE
- Is KIDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KIDGE is not in it.
- How many points is KIDGE worth?
- KIDGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIDGE mean?
- A Scots dialect word meaning brisk and cheerful in manner.
- What letters can be added to KIDGE?
- No single letter can be added to KIDGE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KIDGE:
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