Is IDLEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IDLEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IDLEST mean?
Idlest is a form of IDLE.
- adjective
not in action or at work
“an idle laborer”
- verb
run disconnected or idle
“the engine is idling”
- verb
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
“The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”
- adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
“baseless gossip”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
I (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for IDLEST
IDLEST has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of IDLEST
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from IDLEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delist7
- listed7
- silted7
- tildes7
- deils6
- deist6
- delis6
- delts6
- diets6
- dites6
- edits6
- idles6
- isled6
- sidle6
- sited6
- slide6
- stied6
- tides6
- tilde6
- tiled6
- islet5
- istle5
- lites5
- stile5
- tiles5
- deil5
- deli5
- dels5
- delt5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
- diet5
- dite5
- dits5
- edit5
- elds5
- ides5
- idle5
- lids5
- lied5
- side5
- sild5
- sled5
- slid5
- teds5
- tide5
- tied5
- isle4
- leis4
- lest4
- lets4
- lies4
- list4
- lite4
- lits4
- silt4
- site4
- slit4
- tels4
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