/ɪd/
noun

Is ID a Scrabble word?

Yes. ID is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

  2. Identifier.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: id via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From New Latin id (“it”), chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Es (“it”) as a noun for this concept from the pronoun es (“it”).

ID at a glance

ID has 2 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (I 1 + D 2) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,393 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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