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Is idleness a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word idleness is a Scrabble US word. The word idleness is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is idleness a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word idleness is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

I1D2L1E1N1E1S1S1

Is idleness a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word idleness is a Words With Friends word. The word idleness is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1D2L2E1N2E1S1S1

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8-letter words (2 found)

IDLENESS,LINSEEDS,

7-letter words (13 found)

DESINES,DIESELS,ENDLESS,ENISLED,ENISLES,ENSILED,ENSILES,IDLESSE,LINSEED,SEIDELS,SENILES,SENSILE,SILENES,

6-letter words (34 found)

DENIES,DESINE,DIENES,DIESEL,DIESES,EDILES,EISELS,ELDINS,ELIDES,ELSINS,ENISLE,ENSILE,ESILES,LENSED,LENSES,LESSEN,NEELDS,NELIES,SDEINS,SEDILE,SEIDEL,SEILED,SEINED,SEINES,SEISED,SENILE,SENSED,SENSEI,SESELI,SIDLES,SILENE,SILENS,SLIDES,SNIDES,

5-letter words (70 found)

DEENS,DEILS,DELES,DELIS,DENES,DENIS,DENSE,DESIS,DESSE,DIELS,DIENE,DINES,EDILE,EILDS,EISEL,ELDIN,ELIDE,ELSIN,ESILE,ESNES,IDEES,IDLES,ISLED,ISLES,LEDES,LENDS,LENES,LENIS,LENSE,LESES,LIENS,LINDS,LINED,LINES,NEEDS,NEELD,NELIS,NIDES,NISSE,SDEIN,SEDES,SEEDS,SEELD,SEELS,SEILS,SEINE,SEISE,SELES,SENDS,SENES,SENSE,SENSI,SIDES,SIDLE,SIELD,SIENS,SILDS,SILED,SILEN,SILES,SINDS,SINED,SINES,SLEDS,SLIDE,SNEDS,SNEED,SNEES,SNIDE,SNIES,

4-letter words (78 found)

DEEN,DEES,DEIL,DELE,DELI,DELS,DENE,DENI,DENS,DESI,DIEL,DIES,DINE,DINS,DISS,EELS,EIDE,EILD,EINE,ELDS,ELSE,ENDS,ENES,ESES,ESNE,ESSE,IDEE,IDES,IDLE,ISLE,LEDE,LEED,LEES,LEIS,LEND,LENS,LESS,LIDS,LIED,LIEN,LIES,LIND,LINE,LINS,NEDS,NEED,NESS,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NILS,SEED,SEEL,SEEN,SEES,SEIL,SEIS,SELD,SELE,SELS,SEND,SENE,SENS,SESE,SIDE,SIEN,SIES,SILD,SILE,SIND,SINE,SINS,SLED,SLEE,SLID,SNED,SNEE,

3-letter words (40 found)

DEE,DEI,DEL,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,EDS,EEL,EEN,ELD,ELS,END,ENE,ENS,ESS,IDE,IDS,INS,LED,LEE,LEI,LES,LID,LIE,LIN,LIS,NED,NEE,NID,NIE,NIL,NIS,SED,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIN,SIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EL,EN,ES,ID,IN,IS,LI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 251 words from idleness according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of idleness

idleness

Etymology

From Middle English ydelnesse, from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī, equivalent to idle +‎ -ness. Cognate with Old Frisian īdelnisse (“idelness”), obsolete Dutch ijdelnis, Old Saxon īdalnussi (“idleness, vanity”), Old High German ītalnissa (“idleness, vanity, emptiness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
  • Hyphenation: idle‧ness

Noun

idleness (countable and uncountable, plural idlenesses)

  1. The state of being idle; inactivity.
  2. The state of being indolent; indolence.
  3. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • idledom
  • idlehood
  • idleship

Translations

Anagrams

  • linseeds

Source: wiktionary.org