RIDICULE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RIDICULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIDICULE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIDICULE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIDICULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIDICULE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIDICULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIDICULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIDICULE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To laugh at someone or something in a mocking way that treats them as foolish.
To ridicule an idea is to hold it up as absurd, usually to make others laugh at it too. It is harsher than gentle teasing because the aim is to belittle.
How RIDICULE is used
You ridicule a person, a belief or a plan, and the noun ridicule names the mockery itself.
- Critics were quick to ridicule the proposal.
- Do not ridicule a child for asking questions.
- The cartoon was meant to ridicule the mayor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIDICULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIDICULE
4 longer words begin with RIDICULE.
Shorter words from the letters in RIDICULE
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Common questions about RIDICULE
- Is RIDICULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIDICULE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIDICULE worth?
- RIDICULE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIDICULE mean?
- To laugh at someone or something in a mocking way that treats them as foolish.
- What letters can be added to RIDICULE?
- RIDICULE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIDICULE:
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