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Is might a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word might is a Scrabble US word. The word might is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is might a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word might is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3I1G2H4T1

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

MIGHT,

4-letter words (1 found)

THIG,

3-letter words (6 found)

GHI,GIT,HIM,HIT,MIG,TIG,

2-letter words (6 found)

GI,HI,HM,IT,MI,TI,

You can make 14 words from might according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of might

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Definitions and meaning of might

might

Alternative forms

  • mite (eye dialect, informal)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mīt, IPA(key): /maɪt/
  • Homophone: mite
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (might, power), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (to allow, be able, help), corresponding to Germanic *maganą + *-þiz. Equivalent to may +‎ -th.

Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (might), North Frisian macht (might, ability), West Frisian macht (might, ability), Dutch macht (might, power), German Macht (power, might), Swedish makt (might), Norwegian makt (power), Icelandic máttur (might), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts), and further to Russian мочь (močʹ, power, might) and мощь (moščʹ, force, strength), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, power), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, power, might), Serbo-Croatian moć (power), Czech moc (power), Polish moc (power). See more at may.

Noun

might (countable and uncountable, plural mights)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
    Synonyms: authority, potency; see also Thesaurus:power
  2. (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
    Synonyms: brawn, fortitude, pith
  3. (uncountable) The ability to do something.
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Adjective

might (comparative mighter, superlative mightest)

  1. (obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
  2. (obsolete) Possible.

Etymology 2

From Old English meahte and mihte, inflections of magan, whence English may.

Verb

might (third-person singular simple present might, no present participle, simple past might, no past participle)

  1. (auxiliary) simple past of may
    1. Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
  2. (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
  3. (auxiliary) Used to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement.
  4. (auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission.
  5. (auxiliary, UK, meiosis) Used to express certainty.
Usage notes

For many speakers, the use as the past tense of the auxiliary may, indicating permission, is obsolete: I told him he might not see her will only be interpreted as "I told him he would possibly not see her," and not as "I told him he was not allowed to see her." For the latter case, "could not" or "was/were not allowed to," "was/were forbidden to," etc., will be used instead.

Conjugation
  • archaic second-person singular simple past - mightest
  • nonstandard, archaic third-person singular simple past - mighteth
Alternative forms
  • mought (obsolete outside US dialects)
  • mout (US regional pronunciation spelling)
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See also

  • could
  • Appendix:English modal verbs
  • Appendix:English tag questions

References

  • “might”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org