MIRV is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. MIRV is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MIRV?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIRV is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIRV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mirvsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIRV scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MIRV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does MIRV mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A warhead aimed independently of others on one missile.
Mirv is an acronym from the 1960s and is now written as a word far more often than in capitals. It named the change that made counting missiles a poor measure of nuclear strength.
How MIRV is used
Countable. Often written in capitals.
- A mirv is aimed separately from the rest of the load.
- The word mirv began as an acronym in the 1960s.
- Counting missiles stopped meaning much once the mirv existed.
- Two mirvs from one launch reach different targets.
- Mirv is written as a word more often than in capitals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIRV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIRV
3 longer words begin with MIRV.
Shorter words from the letters in MIRV
Common questions about MIRV
- Is MIRV valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MIRV is not in it.
- How many points is MIRV worth?
- MIRV is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIRV mean?
- A warhead aimed independently of others on one missile.
- What letters can be added to MIRV?
- MIRV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MIRV:
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