Yes. MI is a valid word.
MI is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
MI is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About MI
MI is the third note of the scale. It hooks into MIB, MIC, MID, MIG, MIL, MIM, MIR, MIS and MIX.
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MI scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: M 3 + I 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: MI as the first play
Later in the game, put the M on a 3L square and MI is worth 10 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of MI (1):
After MI (9):
- MIB
- MICdevice for converting sound waves into electrical energy
- MIDused in combination to denote the middle
- MIG
- MILa Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- MIM
- MIR
- MISform of MI: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
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- MIXto put together into one mass
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from MI
Other forms of MI (1):
- MISform of MI: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters)
Words that start with MI:
- MIBS
- MICAany of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect…
- MICEform of MOUSE: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender…
- MICSform of MIC: device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
- MIDIused of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf
- MIDSform of MID: used in combination to denote the middle
- MIENdignified manner or conduct
- MIFFa state of irritation or annoyance
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of MI and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters M and I.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
MI + B
MI + C
- MICdevice for converting sound waves into electrical energy
MI + G
MI + H
MI + L
- MILa Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
MI + M
MI + N
- NIMgame in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them
MI + O
Memory tip
MI is the third note of the scale (do, re, mi). MIB, MIC, MID, MIG, MIL, MIM, MIR, MIS and MIX all hook off the end.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with M
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.