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Is idyll a Scrabble word?

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

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Is idyll a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1D2Y4L1L1

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Yes. The word idyll is a Words With Friends word. The word idyll is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

DILLY,IDYLL,

4-letter words (6 found)

DILL,IDLY,IDYL,ILLY,LILY,YILL,

3-letter words (3 found)

ILL,LID,YID,

2-letter words (3 found)

DI,ID,LI,

You can make 14 words from idyll according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of idyll

idyll diyll iydll yidll dyill ydill idlyl dilyl ildyl lidyl dliyl ldiyl iyldl yildl ilydl liydl ylidl lyidl dylil ydlil dlyil ldyil yldil lydil idyll diyll iydll yidll dyill ydill idlyl dilyl ildyl lidyl dliyl ldiyl iyldl yildl ilydl liydl ylidl lyidl dylil ydlil dlyil ldyil yldil lydil idlly dilly ildly lidly dlily ldily idlly dilly ildly lidly dlily ldily illdy lildy illdy lildy llidy llidy dlliy ldliy dlliy ldliy lldiy lldiy iylld yilld ilyld liyld ylild lyild iylld yilld ilyld liyld ylild lyild illyd lilyd illyd lilyd lliyd lliyd yllid lylid yllid lylid llyid llyid dylli ydlli dlyli ldyli yldli lydli dylli ydlli dlyli ldyli yldli lydli dllyi ldlyi dllyi ldlyi lldyi lldyi ylldi lyldi ylldi lyldi llydi llydi

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word idyll. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in idyll.

Definitions and meaning of idyll

idyll

Alternative forms

  • idyl

Etymology

From Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion), from diminutive of εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ĭdʹĭl, ĭdʹəl; IPA(key): /ˈɪd.ɪl/, /ˈɪd.əl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdɪl, -ɪdəl
  • (US) enPR: īʹdĭl, īʹdəl; IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.dɪl/, /ˈaɪ.dəl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪdɪl, -aɪdəl
  • Homophones: idle, idol (US)

Noun

idyll (plural idylls)

  1. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
  2. An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  3. (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

Related terms

  • idyllic
  • idyllical
  • idyllically
  • idyllist, idylist

Translations

See also

  • idyll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • “idyll”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “idyl”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Dilly, dilly

Middle English

Adjective

idyll

  1. Alternative form of ydel (“empty”)

Noun

idyll

  1. Alternative form of ydel (“idleness”)

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin idyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidúllion). Cognate with Danish idyl, English idyll and German Idyll, used since 1781. Doublet of idé and idol.

Noun

idyll c

  1. an idyll (a poem)
  2. a place free of distress

Declension

Related terms

  • idylldiktning
  • idylliker
  • idyllisera
  • idyllisering
  • idyllisk
  • sörgårdsidyll
  • villaidyll

References

  • idyll in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • idyll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • idyll in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Source: wiktionary.org