LADDIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LADDIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LADDIE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LADDIE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LADDIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LADDIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LADDIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about LADDIE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LADDIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalScots
A boy or young man, used as an affectionate or familiar term of address.
Laddie takes the plain word lad and softens it with the diminutive ending, giving it a warmer, more affectionate tone than lad on its own. It is strongly associated with Scotland and northern England, where an older speaker might call a boy laddie the way other dialects use son or boy, and it appears often in songs and stories with a Scottish setting. The word can address a boy directly or simply describe one, and it carries a gentle, familiar warmth rather than any formality.
How LADDIE is used
Informal and chiefly Scots or northern English, used affectionately when speaking to or about a boy or young man.
- Come here, laddie, and give your grandmother a hug.
- The old fisherman had taught the laddie everything he knew about the sea.
- Every laddie in the village turned up for the football match.
- She still remembered him as the shy laddie who lived next door.
- The song describes a laddie marching off to war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LADDIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LADDIE
The 6 tiles of LADDIE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LADDIE
3 longer words begin with LADDIE.
Shorter words from the letters in LADDIE
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Common questions about LADDIE
- Is LADDIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LADDIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LADDIE worth?
- LADDIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LADDIE mean?
- A boy or young man, used as an affectionate or familiar term of address.
- What letters can be added to LADDIE?
- LADDIE takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LADDIE:
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