MILDEWY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MILDEWY 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 MILDEWY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILDEWY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILDEWY
No single letter turns MILDEWY into another word.
How MILDEWY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MILDEWY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does MILDEWY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or smelling of mildew, the greyish mould that grows on damp surfaces.
Mildewy describes things left too long in damp places, such as cellars, tents or old books. It suggests both the look of the mould and its stale odour.
How MILDEWY is used
Used for damp fabrics, walls and rooms.
- The tent smelled mildewy after a wet week in storage.
- He threw out the mildewy towels.
- A mildewy patch spread across the cellar wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILDEWY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MILDEWY
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Common questions about MILDEWY
- Is MILDEWY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILDEWY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILDEWY worth?
- MILDEWY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILDEWY mean?
- Covered with or smelling of mildew, the greyish mould that grows on damp surfaces.
- What letters can be added to MILDEWY?
- No single letter can be added to MILDEWY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MILDEWY:
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