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Is midget a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word midget is a Scrabble US word. The word midget is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3I1D2G2E1T1

Is midget a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word midget is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3I1D2G2E1T1

Is midget a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word midget is a Words With Friends word. The word midget is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1D2G3E1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

MIDGET,

5-letter words (3 found)

DEMIT,MIDGE,TIMED,

4-letter words (15 found)

DIET,DIME,DITE,EDIT,EMIT,GEIT,GIED,GITE,IDEM,ITEM,MITE,TIDE,TIED,TIGE,TIME,

3-letter words (23 found)

DEG,DEI,DIE,DIG,DIM,DIT,GED,GEM,GET,GID,GIE,GIT,IDE,MED,MEG,MET,MID,MIG,TED,TEG,TID,TIE,TIG,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DI,ED,EM,ET,GI,ID,IT,ME,MI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 55 words from midget according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of midget

midget

Etymology

Diminutive of midge (from Old English myċġ (“mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-; cognate with Dutch mug (“mosquito”) and German Mücke (“midge, gnat”)), using the suffix -et, originally (1865) for a "little sand fly", only around 1869 also a "very small person".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪd͡ʒɪt

Noun

midget (plural midgets)

  1. (originally) A little sandfly.
  2. (loosely) Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge.
  3. (sometimes offensive) A normally-proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]
  4. (sometimes offensive) Any short person.
  5. (attributively, now sometimes offensive) A small version of something; miniature.
    the midget pony

Usage notes

  • Used for an insect, this is a variation on midge that is commonly used.
  • Use of this word may be considered offensive, even when describing something other than a person.

Synonyms

  • (person below 4'10"): dwarf (loosely), little person
  • (derogatory: any small person): dwarf, short-arse, shortie/shorty, tich/titch, vertically challenged person (humorous)
  • (swarming insect): midge
  • (miniature): dwarf
  • munchkin
  • elf

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “derogatory: any small person”): giant
  • (antonym(s) of “miniature”): giant

Hyponyms

  • (a small person): manikin, homunculus, pygmy, lilliputian

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References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “midget”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org