MIRAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MIRAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIRAGE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIRAGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIRAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
miragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIRAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MIRAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What stands out about MIRAGE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MIRAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An optical illusion, such as a pool of water seen in a desert or on a hot road, caused by light bending through layers of heated air; also, something that seems real or within reach but is not.
A mirage is not a hallucination: the image is real and can be photographed, because hot air near the ground bends light from the sky so that it appears to come from the ground. Travellers in deserts have long been fooled by the shimmer of a lake that is not there. The word comes from French and, by extension, now describes any false hope or promise that fades as one approaches it.
How MIRAGE is used
Used both literally in physics and weather writing and figuratively for illusory hopes.
- A mirage of water shimmered on the road ahead.
- The caravan chased a mirage across the sand.
- Early success proved to be only a mirage.
- Sailors sometimes see a mirage of distant ships above the horizon.
- He called the promised fortune a mirage and walked away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIRAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MIRAGE
The 6 tiles of MIRAGE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MIRAGE
1 longer words begin with MIRAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in MIRAGE
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Common questions about MIRAGE
- Is MIRAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIRAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIRAGE worth?
- MIRAGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIRAGE mean?
- An optical illusion, such as a pool of water seen in a desert or on a hot road, caused by light bending through layers of heated air; also, something that seems real or within reach but is not.
- What letters can be added to MIRAGE?
- MIRAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MIRAGE:
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