Can you use idioms in scrabble?

You can't use idioms as whole phrases in Scrabble because:

* Scrabble is about forming words: The game is based on creating valid words from the letter tiles. Idioms are phrases, not single words.

* Idioms have a different meaning: Idioms are figurative expressions with meanings different from their literal words. Scrabble requires using the literal definitions of words.

For example:

You can't play "kick the bucket" on the board.

However, you can use individual words from idioms in Scrabble:

* "Kick" is a valid word.

* "Bucket" is a valid word.

So, while you can't play the whole idiom, you can use individual words from them to score points.