MICRO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MICRO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MICRO?
| 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 MICRO is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICRO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MICRO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MICRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does MICRO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Extremely small in size, scale, or scope, especially compared with something of a normal or larger kind.
Micro started as a scientific prefix meaning one millionth, as in microgram, but it has become a standalone word describing anything unusually tiny or narrowly focused, from a micro apartment to a micro business. It is also used informally as a short form of microphone or microcomputer in casual speech. The prefix is now attached to countless compound words, from microbrewery to microplastic, each borrowing the same sense of smallness or narrow focus.
How MICRO is used
Informal standalone adjective; also common as a prefix attached directly to another word without a space.
- They rented a micro apartment in the city center.
- The company started as a micro business run from a spare room.
- A micro camera was hidden inside the smoke detector.
- The sound tech clipped a micro onto the singer's collar.
- Investors focused on micro trends rather than the broader market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MICRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MICRO
Showing 24 of 585 words that begin with MICRO.
Words ending in MICRO
3 words end in MICRO. Useful as a back hook: play MICRO onto a word already on the board.
Words with MICRO inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain MICRO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MICRO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MICRO
Common questions about MICRO
- Is MICRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICRO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICRO worth?
- MICRO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MICRO mean?
- Extremely small in size, scale, or scope, especially compared with something of a normal or larger kind.
- What letters can be added to MICRO?
- MICRO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MICRO:
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