MIDWIFERY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MIDWIFERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIDWIFERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIDWIFERY is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIDWIFERY
No single letter turns MIDWIFERY into another word.
How MIDWIFERY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MIDWIFERY, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MIDWIFERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MIDWIFERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The skill, practice and profession of helping women through pregnancy, childbirth and the first weeks afterward.
Midwifery is a recognised healthcare career with its own training in many countries. It covers care before, during and after the birth, and is often built on the idea that birth is a normal process.
How MIDWIFERY is used
Used in healthcare and education to name the field or the profession.
- She trained in midwifery for three years.
- Midwifery care is offered at home and in hospital.
- The university runs a respected midwifery course.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIDWIFERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MIDWIFERY
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Common questions about MIDWIFERY
- Is MIDWIFERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIDWIFERY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIDWIFERY worth?
- MIDWIFERY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIDWIFERY mean?
- The skill, practice and profession of helping women through pregnancy, childbirth and the first weeks afterward.
- What letters can be added to MIDWIFERY?
- No single letter can be added to MIDWIFERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MIDWIFERY:
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