MIRID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MIRID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIRID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIRID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIRID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
miridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIRID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MIRID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does MIRID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
Any of numerous small, active insects belonging to the family Miridae, commonly known as plant bugs or capsid bugs, many of which feed on and damage crops.
Entomologists classify a mirid as a member of Miridae, the largest family of true bugs, a group whose members typically have soft, oval bodies and pierce plant tissue to feed on sap, buds or developing seeds. Farmers and gardeners pay close attention to mirids because several species rank among the most damaging pests of crops such as cotton, alfalfa and fruit trees, puncturing leaves and fruit in ways that scar or deform the plant as it grows. Not every mirid is harmful, however, since some species feed on other small insects and are valued by growers as natural pest control rather than treated as pests themselves. The word appears mainly in entomology textbooks, agricultural reports and pest-control literature, rarely surfacing in everyday conversation outside of farming and gardening contexts.
How MIRID is used
A technical entomological term, used mainly in agricultural and scientific writing to name plant-feeding bugs of the family Miridae.
- The orchard suffered damage from a heavy mirid infestation.
- Entomologists catalogued dozens of mirid species in the survey.
- A predatory mirid fed on aphids in the greenhouse.
- The report blamed reduced cotton yields on mirid feeding.
- Farmers sprayed the field to control the growing mirid population.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIRID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIRID
1 longer words begin with MIRID.
Words with MIRID inside
2 words contain MIRID in the middle. Words that start with MIRID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MIRID
Common questions about MIRID
- Is MIRID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIRID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIRID worth?
- MIRID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIRID mean?
- Any of numerous small, active insects belonging to the family Miridae, commonly known as plant bugs or capsid bugs, many of which feed on and damage crops.
- What letters can be added to MIRID?
- MIRID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MIRID:
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