Is MIDWIFES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MIDWIFES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MIDWIFES mean?
Midwifes is a form of MIDWIFE.
- noun
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + W (4) + I (1) + F (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 MIDWIFES
MIDWIFES 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 MIDWIFES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- midwife16
- fideism13
- misfed12
- wifed12
- wifes11
- wife10
- imides9
- defis9
- wides9
- wised9
- fems9
- mews9
- smew9
- swim9
- few9
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- imide8
- imids8
- medii8
- midis8
- defi8
- dews8
- difs8
- feds8
- fids8
- weds8
- wide8
- fem8
- mew8
- dime7
- dims7
- idem7
- imid7
- iwis7
- meds7
- midi7
- mids7
- seif7
- wise7
- def7
- dew7
- dif7
- fed7
- fid7
- wed7
- mise6
- semi6
- dim6
- efs6
- fes6
- fie6
- ifs6
- med6
- mid6
- sew6
- wis6
- desi5
- dies5
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