MIASMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MIASMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIASMAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIASMAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIASMAL
No single letter turns MIASMAL into another word.
How MIASMAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MIASMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does MIASMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to or filled with a miasma, a foul or unhealthy vapour.
Writers reach for miasmal when they want a heavy, sickly atmosphere, such as a swamp at dusk. The word suggests air that seems to carry disease or dread. It is far more common in fiction than in everyday speech.
How MIASMAL is used
Miasmal is used before nouns like fog, air or swamp to describe a thick, unwholesome atmosphere.
- A miasmal fog hung over the marsh all morning.
- The miasmal air of the old cellar made them hurry upstairs.
- He described the miasmal gloom of the riverside slums.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIASMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about MIASMAL
- Is MIASMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIASMAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIASMAL worth?
- MIASMAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIASMAL mean?
- Relating to or filled with a miasma, a foul or unhealthy vapour.
- What letters can be added to MIASMAL?
- No single letter can be added to MIASMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MIASMAL:
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