Is IDLE a word?
IDLE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 5 other words, plus 9 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, IDLE is a valid word.
What does idle mean?
noun: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
“the car engine was running at idle”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
IDLE: word details
- Pronunciation: EYE-duhl (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 5 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of idle
Shorter words inside idle
Words you can make from the letters of idle.
Solve a whole rack, not just IDLE
IDLE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does IDLE mean?
IDLE is a noun. It means: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
Is IDLE a valid word?
Yes, IDLE is a valid word. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.