MIAOU is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MIAOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIAOU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIAOU is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIAOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
miaousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIAOU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIAOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about MIAOU
- MIAOU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MIAOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
The written representation of the crying sound made by a cat, also used as an interjection imitating that sound.
Miaou is one of several accepted English spellings for the cat's cry, alongside meow and miaow, and appears mainly in dialogue or descriptive writing rather than in speech. Writers reach for miaou when representing the sound directly on the page, often in comics, stories, or captions. The spelling reflects an older, more French-influenced rendering of the same imitative sound.
How MIAOU is used
Chiefly written interjection or noun; pronounced much like meow.
- The kitten gave a soft miaou by the door.
- A loud miaou woke the whole house.
- The comic strip printed the cat's miaou above its head.
- She wrote miaou instead of meow in her story.
- A faint miaou came from behind the sofa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIAOU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIAOU
3 longer words begin with MIAOU.
Shorter words from the letters in MIAOU
Common questions about MIAOU
- Is MIAOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIAOU, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIAOU worth?
- MIAOU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIAOU mean?
- The written representation of the crying sound made by a cat, also used as an interjection imitating that sound.
- What letters can be added to MIAOU?
- MIAOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIAOU:
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