MIAOW is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MIAOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIAOW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIAOW is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIAOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
miaowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIAOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIAOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about MIAOW
- MIAOW 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 MIAOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The short, plaintive call a cat makes to greet people, demand food, or ask to be let out.
Dictionaries in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth list miaow as the primary spelling of this feline cry, where American publishers instead default to meow. The word can also function as a verb describing the act of making that sound, as in a cat miaowing at the door. Comic writers sometimes stretch the word into miaaaow for a drawn-out, complaining tone.
How MIAOW is used
British spelling, used interchangeably with meow; can serve as either a noun or a verb.
- The cat gave a loud miaow at the kitchen door.
- A soft miaow came from somewhere under the bed.
- She heard a miaow and found the kitten stuck in the hedge.
- The cat let out a hungry miaow every morning at six.
- His impression of a miaow made the children laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIAOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIAOW
3 longer words begin with MIAOW.
Shorter words from the letters in MIAOW
Common questions about MIAOW
- Is MIAOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIAOW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIAOW worth?
- MIAOW is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIAOW mean?
- The short, plaintive call a cat makes to greet people, demand food, or ask to be let out.
- What letters can be added to MIAOW?
- MIAOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIAOW:
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