MIDGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. MIDGY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MIDGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDGY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDGY
No single letter turns MIDGY into another word.
How MIDGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIDGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does MIDGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsinformal
Full of midges; troubled by swarms of the small biting insects.
Midgy describes conditions, usually outdoors in the evening, where clouds of midges make being outside uncomfortable. Scottish speakers reach for the word especially in summer, when still, damp air near water or woodland brings the insects out in force. Someone might complain that the garden is too midgy for a barbecue, meaning the midges are bad enough to spoil it. The word simply extends the noun midge with a common adjective ending rather than borrowing any separate root.
How MIDGY is used
Informal, chiefly Scots; used to describe a place or evening plagued by midges rather than the insect itself.
- It got too midgy to sit outside after sunset.
- The campsite by the loch was famously midgy in July.
- She sprayed repellent because the woods were midgy that week.
- Even a light breeze can make a midgy evening bearable.
- Locals warn tourists that the glen turns midgy at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDGY
Common questions about MIDGY
- Is MIDGY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MIDGY is not in it.
- How many points is MIDGY worth?
- MIDGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDGY mean?
- Full of midges; troubled by swarms of the small biting insects.
- What letters can be added to MIDGY?
- No single letter can be added to MIDGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIDGY:
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