MYRMIDON is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MYRMIDON 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 MYRMIDON?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYRMIDON is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYRMIDON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myrmidonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYRMIDON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MYRMIDON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYRMIDON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYRMIDON mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A loyal follower who carries out orders without question, often ruthlessly.
The word comes from the Greek warriors who followed Achilles to Troy. Today a myrmidon is usually an obedient underling working for a powerful master, and the tone is rarely flattering.
How MYRMIDON is used
Myrmidon is used in literary or ironic writing about blind, obedient subordinates.
- The tycoon sent his myrmidon to collect the debt.
- Each myrmidon of the regime obeyed without a word.
- The myrmidon of the council enforced every petty rule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYRMIDON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYRMIDON
3 longer words begin with MYRMIDON.
Shorter words from the letters in MYRMIDON
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Common questions about MYRMIDON
- Is MYRMIDON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYRMIDON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYRMIDON worth?
- MYRMIDON is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYRMIDON mean?
- A loyal follower who carries out orders without question, often ruthlessly.
- What letters can be added to MYRMIDON?
- MYRMIDON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MYRMIDON:
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