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Is mielie a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mielie is a Scrabble US word. The word mielie is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

M3I1E1L1I1E1

Is mielie a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mielie is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

M3I1E1L1I1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

MIELIE,

5-letter words (1 found)

ELEMI,

4-letter words (3 found)

LEME,LIME,MILE,

3-letter words (9 found)

EEL,ELM,EME,LEE,LEI,LIE,MEE,MEL,MIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EE,EL,EM,LI,ME,MI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 21 words from mielie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mielie

mielie

Alternative forms

  • mealie

Etymology

From Afrikaans mielie, from Portuguese milho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiː.li/
  • Rhymes: -iːli

Noun

mielie (countable and uncountable, plural mielies)

  1. (South Africa) Maize.
    • "Throughout most of the country, however, South African cuisine relies on meat and mielies. Many South Africans, black and white, would cheerfully go through their lives eating little else. Up to half the arable land in South Africa is planted with maize, which was grown by tribes across Southern African long before the colonists arrived. [1]

Derived terms

  • mielie meal

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch milie, from Middle Dutch milie, from Latin milium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.li/

Noun

mielie (plural mielies, diminutive mielietjie)

  1. maize; corn

Derived terms

  • mieliekop
  • mieliemeel
  • mieliepit
  • mieliesaad

Source: wiktionary.org