VIDIOT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VIDIOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIDIOT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIDIOT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIDIOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vidiotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIDIOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIDIOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does VIDIOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who watches television or videos constantly and without much taste in what is shown.
Vidiot is a blend of video and idiot, coined in the era of cable television and home video recorders. It is slightly mocking, and speakers apply it to a habit of passive viewing rather than to any particular programme. Newer words such as couch potato cover much the same ground.
How VIDIOT is used
Informal and teasing; not meant as a polite description.
- My brother turned into a vidiot during the long winter.
- The film pokes fun at a vidiot who never leaves the sofa.
- No vidiot could keep up with every channel on offer.
- She joked that the new box set would make a vidiot of her.
- A confirmed vidiot, he knew the schedule by heart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIDIOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIDIOT
1 longer words begin with VIDIOT.
Shorter words from the letters in VIDIOT
Common questions about VIDIOT
- Is VIDIOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIDIOT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIDIOT worth?
- VIDIOT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIDIOT mean?
- A person who watches television or videos constantly and without much taste in what is shown.
- What letters can be added to VIDIOT?
- VIDIOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIDIOT:
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