RIDLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIDLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIDLEY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIDLEY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIDLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ridleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIDLEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RIDLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does RIDLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small sea turtle of warm ocean waters, with a rounded olive-grey shell.
Two species are known by this name, the olive ridley and Kemp's ridley, and both are among the smallest of the sea turtles. The olive ridley is famous for arribadas, mass nestings in which thousands of females come ashore on the same beach within a few days. Kemp's ridley is among the most endangered turtles in the world.
How RIDLEY is used
Used in zoology and conservation writing, usually with olive or Kemp's in front.
- A ridley crawled up the beach at night to lay her eggs.
- Volunteers guarded the nests of the olive ridley.
- The ridley is smaller than the green turtle.
- Fishing nets remain a serious danger to the ridley.
- We watched a young ridley make its way to the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIDLEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIDLEY
The 6 tiles of RIDLEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIDLEY
1 longer words begin with RIDLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in RIDLEY
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Common questions about RIDLEY
- Is RIDLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIDLEY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIDLEY worth?
- RIDLEY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIDLEY mean?
- A small sea turtle of warm ocean waters, with a rounded olive-grey shell.
- What letters can be added to RIDLEY?
- RIDLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RIDLEY:
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