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Is IDLE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list IDLE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
564

What does IDLE mean?

  1. adjectivenot in action or at work
  2. verbrun disconnected or idle
  3. verbbe idle; exist in a changeless situation

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for IDLE

Add a letter to make a new word: SIDLE, IDLED, IDLER, IDLES.

Anagrams of IDLE

Words inside IDLE

See all 12 words you can make from IDLE

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up IDLE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is IDLE a Scrabble word?

IDLE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is IDLE worth?

IDLE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does IDLE mean?

Not in action or at work.