IDLE — 4 letter word
idle
The word idle has 4 letters: I, D, L, E. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Idle has 5 anagrams: deil, deli, diel, lied, eild. As a adjective, it means "not in active use".
4 letter word "idle": I D L E — adjective
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends: 6
Letter Analysis of idle
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of idle
adjective
- not in active use "the machinery sat idle during the strike" Synonyms: unused
- not in action or at work "an idle laborer"
- not having a job "idle carpenters" Synonyms: jobless, out of work
- not yielding a return Synonyms: dead
- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility "idle talk" Synonyms: loose
- silly or trivial "idle pleasure" Synonyms: light
- without a basis in reason or fact Synonyms: wild
noun
- the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling "the car engine was running at idle"
verb
- run disconnected or idle Synonyms: tick over
- be idle Synonyms: slug