Is MIDDLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MIDDLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MIDDLINGS mean?
Middlings is a form of MIDDLING.
- noun
any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)
- adjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
“a novel of average merit”
- adverb
to certain extent or degree
“pretty big”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MIDDLINGS
MIDDLINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MIDDLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- middling13
- milding11
- smidgin11
- dislimn10
- lidding10
- milings10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- misdid10
- sidling9
- sliding9
- liming9
- miling9
- idling8
- siding8
- simlin8
- glims8
- imids8
- midis8
- milds8
- minds8
- isling7
- dings7
- gilds7
- limns7
- minis7
- dims7
- glim7
- imid7
- midi7
- mids7
- migs7
- mild7
- mind7
- lings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- digs6
- ding6
- gids6
- gild6
- limn6
- mils6
- mini6
- nims6
- slim6
- dim6
- mid6
- mig6
- dins5
- gins5
- lids5
- ling5
- nidi5
- sign5
- sild5
- sing5
- slid5
- did5
- dig5
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