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Bids

b 3i 1d 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of bid

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bids mean?

noun

  1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

    Synonymscommandbiddingdictation

  2. an attempt to get something

    “they made a futile play for power”

    Synonymsplay

  3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

    Synonymstender

  4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

    Synonymsbidding

verb

  1. propose a payment

    “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”

    Synonymsoffertender

  2. invoke upon

    “wish you a nice evening”

    Synonymswish

  3. ask for or request earnestly

    “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”

    Synonymsbeseechentreatadjurepressconjure

  4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

    “He called his trump”

    Synonymscall

  5. make a serious effort to attain something

    “His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population”

  6. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

    Synonymsinvite

Definitions shown for bid, the base form of bids.

Is BIDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BIDS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3i 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
b 4i 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4i 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
b 4i 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BIDS

Anagrams 1

dibs

Words that end like BIDS

Common words that share the ending -IDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

ridskidslidsgridsskidsacidsrapidssolidseyelidshybridsorchidsstupidsinvalidspyramidsforbids
All words ending in -IDS

Bids: quick answers

Is BIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BIDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BIDS worth?
BIDS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bids mean?
bids is the plural and third-person singular form of bid, which means “an authoritative direction or instruction to do something”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BIDS?
You can make 11 shorter words from BIDS, such as BID, DIB, BIS, SIB. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BIDS?
BIDS rearranges into DIBS.