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Is amidst a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word amidst is a Scrabble US word. The word amidst is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is amidst a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word amidst is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

A1M3I1D2S1T1

Is amidst a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word amidst is a Words With Friends word. The word amidst is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

ADMITS,AMIDST,

5-letter words (10 found)

ADITS,ADMIT,AMIDS,DITAS,MAIDS,MAIST,MIDST,STAID,TAMIS,TSADI,

4-letter words (31 found)

ADIT,AIDS,AIMS,AITS,AMID,AMIS,DAIS,DAMS,DIMS,DISA,DITA,DITS,ITAS,MADS,MAID,MAST,MATS,MIDS,MIST,SADI,SAID,SAIM,SATI,SIDA,SIMA,SMIT,STIM,TADS,TAIS,TAMS,TIDS,

3-letter words (34 found)

ADS,AID,AIM,AIS,AIT,AMI,ATS,DAM,DAS,DIM,DIS,DIT,IDS,ISM,ITA,ITS,MAD,MAS,MAT,MID,MIS,SAD,SAI,SAM,SAT,SIM,SIT,SMA,TAD,TAI,TAM,TAS,TID,TIS,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AI,AM,AS,AT,DA,DI,ID,IS,IT,MA,MI,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 93 words from amidst according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of amidst

amidst

Alternative forms

  • amidest (obsolete)
  • amiddst (obsolete, rare)
  • amiddest (obsolete)
  • amydst (obsolete)
  • amyddst (obsolete, rare)
  • amyddest (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From amids +‎ -t (excrescent), from amid +‎ -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid +‎ -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aˈmɪdst/, /əˈmɪtst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdst

Preposition

amidst

  1. In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
    Synonyms: amid, among, amongst

Usage notes

As with other words with excrescent suffix -st, amidst is generally considered synonymous with simpler amid, and amid is preferred by style guides on both sides of the Atlantic.

Further, amidst/amid are similar in meaning to – but distinct from – amongst/among. Amid(st) denotes that something is "in the midst of", "surrounded by" other things, and is used when the idea of separate things is not prominent. Among(st) denotes that something is mingling with other separable things ("blessed art thou among women").

Some speakers feel it is an obsolete form of amid. Amidst is more common in British English than American English, though it is used to some degree in both.

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Anagrams

  • admits

Source: wiktionary.org