/miː/
noun

Is MI a Scrabble word?

Yes. MI is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: mi via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English mi (“third degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian mi in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin mīra (“miracles; the miraculous”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

MI at a glance

MI has 2 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,233 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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