MILIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MILIARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILIARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILIARY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILIARY
No single letter turns MILIARY into another word.
How MILIARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MILIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does MILIARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Resembling millet seeds, especially of a rash or lesions that are small and numerous.
Doctors use miliary for tiny, seed-like spots, whether on the skin or in an organ such as the lung. Miliary tuberculosis, for example, scatters countless small lesions throughout the body.
How MILIARY is used
Miliary is a medical term for small, seed-sized, widespread lesions.
- The scan showed a miliary pattern across both lungs.
- A miliary rash appeared on the patient's chest.
- The old textbook described a miliary fever with tiny blisters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILIARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MILIARY
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Common questions about MILIARY
- Is MILIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILIARY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILIARY worth?
- MILIARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILIARY mean?
- Resembling millet seeds, especially of a rash or lesions that are small and numerous.
- What letters can be added to MILIARY?
- No single letter can be added to MILIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MILIARY:
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