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”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2

Fail to reach or get to.

“She missed her train”

3

Feel or suffer from the lack of.

“He misses his mother”

BROADER
NARROWER
4

Fail to experience.

“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
5

Be without.

“There is something missing in my jewelry box!”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NARROWER
6

Leave undone or leave out.

“How could I miss that typo?”

“The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”

7

Fail to attend an event or activity.

“I missed the concert”

“He missed school for a week”

ANTONYMS
NARROWER
8

Fail to reach.

“The arrow missed the target”

ANTONYMS
NOUN · 3 SENSES
2

A failure to hit (or meet or find etc).

SYNONYMS
BROADER
3

A form of address for an unmarried woman.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of miss

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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