MIDST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MIDST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIDST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDST is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIDST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIDST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does MIDST mean in Scrabble?
noun
The middle part or central point of something, especially in the phrase in the midst of, meaning surrounded by or in the middle of an activity, group, or period of time.
Midst survives today almost entirely inside set phrases, above all in the midst of, describing a person or thing positioned at the centre of a crowd, a difficult situation, or an ongoing process, such as being in the midst of a crisis or in the midst of a celebration. The related but rarer phrase in our midst points to someone's presence within a particular group, often carrying a slightly formal or dramatic tone, as when a speaker announces a distinguished guest in our midst. Once a common standalone noun in older English, midst gradually narrowed to these fixed expressions as everyday speech settled on simpler words like middle for general use. Despite its narrower range today, midst remains entirely standard in both spoken and written English rather than archaic.
How MIDST is used
Common in everyday and formal writing, used almost exclusively in fixed phrases such as in the midst of and in our midst.
- She remained calm in the midst of the chaos.
- The town stood in the midst of rolling green hills.
- We have a celebrated author in our midst tonight.
- He kept working in the midst of constant interruptions.
- The old oak stood in the midst of the quiet field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIDST
5 longer words begin with MIDST.
Words ending in MIDST
1 words end in MIDST. Useful as a back hook: play MIDST onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDST
Common questions about MIDST
- Is MIDST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIDST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIDST worth?
- MIDST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDST mean?
- The middle part or central point of something, especially in the phrase in the midst of, meaning surrounded by or in the middle of an activity, group, or period of time.
- What letters can be added to MIDST?
- MIDST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIDST:
Open MIDST in the Word Finder