MILKSOP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MILKSOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILKSOP?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILKSOP is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILKSOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milksopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILKSOP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MILKSOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does MILKSOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A timid, weak or indecisive person who lacks courage.
The word comes from bread soaked in milk, a soft food for the sick and the very young. Calling someone a milksop was a way of mocking them as soft and unmanly.
How MILKSOP is used
Milksop is old-fashioned and mildly insulting, now met mainly in literature.
- The bully called him a milksop in front of the class.
- No milksop could have crossed that icy river.
- She refused to be a milksop and spoke her mind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILKSOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILKSOP
7 longer words begin with MILKSOP.
Shorter words from the letters in MILKSOP
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Common questions about MILKSOP
- Is MILKSOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILKSOP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILKSOP worth?
- MILKSOP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILKSOP mean?
- A timid, weak or indecisive person who lacks courage.
- What letters can be added to MILKSOP?
- MILKSOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MILKSOP:
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