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Is midnight a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word midnight is a Scrabble US word. The word midnight is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is midnight a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word midnight is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

M3I1D2N1I1G2H4T1

Is midnight a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word midnight is a Words With Friends word. The word midnight is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1D2N2I1G3H3T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

MIDNIGHT,

6-letter words (4 found)

DITING,HIDING,TIDING,TIMING,

5-letter words (7 found)

DIGHT,DIGIT,MIGHT,NIGHT,NITID,THING,TIMID,

4-letter words (19 found)

DING,DINT,HIND,HING,HINT,IMID,INTI,MIDI,MIHI,MIND,MING,MINI,MINT,NIDI,NIGH,THIG,THIN,TIND,TING,

3-letter words (22 found)

DIG,DIM,DIN,DIT,GHI,GID,GIN,GIT,HID,HIM,HIN,HIT,ING,MID,MIG,NID,NIM,NIT,NTH,TID,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

DI,GI,HI,HM,ID,IN,IT,MI,TI,

You can make 62 words from midnight according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of midnight

midnight

Etymology

From Middle English midnight, from Old English midniht, from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts (“midnight”), equivalent to mid- +‎ night. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Midnoacht (“midnight”), Old High German mittinaht (“midnight”), Danish midnat (“midnight”), Swedish midnatt (“midnight”), Icelandic miðnætti (“midnight”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Middernoacht (“midnight”), Dutch middernacht (“midnight”), German Mitternacht (“midnight”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪdnʌɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdnʌɪt, -ɪdnaɪt
  • Hyphenation: mid‧night

Noun

midnight (countable and uncountable, plural midnights)

  1. The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:midnight
    Antonyms: noon, midday
  2. Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:midnight
  3. (dice games) Synonym of boxcars (“a pair of sixes”)

Usage notes

  • (twelve o'clock): When attached to a specific date, such as "midnight on 12 July", it may be ambiguous as to whether the time refers to 00:00 (start of day) or 24:00 (end of day); this must be resolved with context.

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Adjective

midnight (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) Utterly dark or black.

See also

  • (times of day) time of day; dawn, morning, noon/midday, afternoon, dusk, evening, night, midnight (Category: en:Times of day)

Source: wiktionary.org