MIMICRY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MIMICRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIMICRY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIMICRY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIMICRY
No single letter turns MIMICRY into another word.
How MIMICRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MIMICRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does MIMICRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act or skill of copying the appearance, voice or behaviour of someone or something else.
In biology mimicry is a defence in which a harmless species looks like a dangerous one. Among people it can be a comic talent, or an unkind way of mocking someone.
How MIMICRY is used
Used both for entertainment and for the survival strategy of animals and plants.
- His mimicry of the headmaster had the whole class laughing.
- The butterfly survives through mimicry of a poisonous species.
- Parrots are famous for their mimicry of human speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIMICRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MIMICRY
Common questions about MIMICRY
- Is MIMICRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIMICRY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIMICRY worth?
- MIMICRY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIMICRY mean?
- The act or skill of copying the appearance, voice or behaviour of someone or something else.
- What letters can be added to MIMICRY?
- No single letter can be added to MIMICRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MIMICRY:
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