MIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIKE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIKE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does MIKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A microphone, in informal use.
Mike is clipped from the longer word and is spelled with a k rather than a c, which is unusual for a clipping. A separate British mike means to idle or shirk, and that one is unrelated.
How MIKE is used
Countable: a mike, two mikes. Informal.
- The mike was live and nobody had told the speaker.
- The word mike is clipped and spelled with a k.
- A British mike means to idle and is a separate word.
- Two mikes on the same stand for two voices.
- Most clippings keep the original letter and mike does not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIKE
2 longer words begin with MIKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MIKE
Common questions about MIKE
- Is MIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIKE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIKE worth?
- MIKE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIKE mean?
- A microphone, in informal use.
- What letters can be added to MIKE?
- MIKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MIKE:
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