Is MIDWIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MIDWIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MIDWIVES mean?
Midwives 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
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + W (4) + I (1) + V (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 MIDWIVES
MIDWIVES 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 MIDWIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swived13
- wived12
- swive11
- views11
- wives11
- view10
- wive10
- imides9
- devis9
- dives9
- ivied9
- vised9
- wides9
- wised9
- mews9
- smew9
- swim9
- vims9
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- imide8
- imids8
- ivies8
- medii8
- midis8
- devi8
- devs8
- dews8
- dive8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- weds8
- wide8
- mew8
- vim8
- dime7
- dims7
- idem7
- imid7
- iwis7
- meds7
- midi7
- mids7
- vies7
- vise7
- wise7
- dev7
- dew7
- vid7
- wed7
- mise6
- semi6
- dim6
- med6
- mid6
- sev6
- sew6
- vie6
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