MIDWIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MIDWIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIDWIFE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDWIFE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDWIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIDWIFE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MIDWIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does MIDWIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A trained person, usually a woman, who looks after women during pregnancy, labour and the birth of a child.
A midwife often cares for mother and baby before and after delivery, not only at the birth. The word is also used as a verb, and figuratively for someone who helps a new idea come into being.
How MIDWIFE is used
Standard term in healthcare; the plural is midwives.
- The midwife arrived within minutes of the call.
- She trained for three years to become a midwife.
- A midwife checked the baby before they left the clinic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDWIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIDWIFE
4 longer words begin with MIDWIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDWIFE
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Common questions about MIDWIFE
- Is MIDWIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIDWIFE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIDWIFE worth?
- MIDWIFE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDWIFE mean?
- A trained person, usually a woman, who looks after women during pregnancy, labour and the birth of a child.
- What letters can be added to MIDWIFE?
- MIDWIFE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MIDWIFE:
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