miss
VERBNOUN
/mɪs/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH M
miss is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3I1S1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does miss mean?
VERB · 8 SENSES
1
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.
“I missed that remark”
“She missed his point”
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2
Fail to reach or get to.
“She missed her train”
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3
Feel or suffer from the lack of.
“He misses his mother”
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4
Fail to experience.
“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”
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5
Be without.
“There is something missing in my jewelry box!”
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6
Leave undone or leave out.
“How could I miss that typo?”
“The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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7
Fail to attend an event or activity.
“I missed the concert”
“He missed school for a week”
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8
Fail to reach.
“The arrow missed the target”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A young female.
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2
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc).
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3
A form of address for an unmarried woman.
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