middle M₃I₁D₂D₂L₁E₁

MIDDLE names the part between a beginning and an end, as well as a central point or a person's waist. Its spelling doubles D, and those two 2-point tiles account for four of its 10 Scrabble points. The surprise for anagram solvers is the short list: only MILDED rearranges all six letters.

MIDDLE meaning and quick facts

• Meaning: a centre, midpoint, or the part between a beginning and an end.
• Body sense: MIDDLE can mean the central part of the body, especially the waist.
• Scrabble value: 10 points; M is 3, both Ds are 2 each, and I, L, and E are 1 each.
• Anagram: MILDED is the sole full-letter rearrangement of MIDDLE.

What does MIDDLE mean?

MIDDLE means a centre or midpoint, or the part between a beginning and an end. The definition also reaches beyond position: it can name the central part of a human body, especially the waist. That gives the word a concrete sense as well as its familiar time-and-space meaning.

Use it for the centre of a row, a story, or a stretch of time; the test is whether something lies between two ends. MIDDLE also appears in the cricket phrase “middle stump,” a specific sense included in its definition.

What is the MIDDLE Scrabble score?

The MIDDLE Scrabble score is 10 points before board bonuses. M is worth 3; each D is worth 2; I, L, and E are worth 1 apiece. The doubled D contributes four points, while M supplies three, making it the largest single tile contribution.

Changing one letter creates 10 neighbours, including RIDDLE, FIDDLE, MEDDLE, and MUDDLE. The rhyme set has 12 entries, including HANDLE, NEEDLE, CANDLE, and NOODLE. Neighbours preserve five letters; rhymes share the “-dle” ending, so the two groups serve different word puzzles.