Is MIDNIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MIDNIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MIDNIGHTS mean?
Midnights is a form of MIDNIGHT.
- noun
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
“young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 MIDNIGHTS
MIDNIGHTS 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 MIDNIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- midnight15
- smithing14
- dishing12
- hidings12
- shindig12
- mights12
- histing11
- insight11
- smidgin11
- dights11
- hiding11
- isthmi11
- minish11
- mishit11
- might11
- misting10
- smiting10
- timings10
- nights10
- things10
- dight10
- smith10
- tidings9
- timing9
- hinds9
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- thing9
- hims9
- shim9
- digits8
- siding8
- tiding8
- hints8
- imids8
- midis8
- midst8
- minds8
- thins8
- timid8
- dish8
- ghis8
- hind8
- nigh8
- sidh8
- sigh8
- him8
- siting7
- digit7
- dings7
- minis7
- mints7
- mitis7
- dims7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
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