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What does mildew mean? Is mildew a Scrabble word?

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Is mildew a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mildew is a Scrabble US word. The word mildew is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

M3I1L1D2E1W4

Is mildew a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mildew is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

M3I1L1D2E1W4

Is mildew a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mildew is a Words With Friends word. The word mildew is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1L2D2E1W4

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6-letter words (1 found)

MILDEW,

5-letter words (4 found)

DWILE,LIMED,WIELD,WILED,

4-letter words (22 found)

DEIL,DELI,DIEL,DIME,EILD,IDEM,IDLE,LEWD,LIED,LIME,LWEI,MELD,MEWL,MILD,MILE,WEID,WEIL,WELD,WIDE,WIEL,WILD,WILE,

3-letter words (20 found)

DEI,DEL,DEW,DIE,DIM,ELD,ELM,IDE,LED,LEI,LEW,LID,LIE,MED,MEL,MEW,MID,MIL,WED,WEM,

2-letter words (11 found)

DE,DI,ED,EL,EM,EW,ID,LI,ME,MI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from mildew according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mildew

mildew

Etymology

From Middle English myldew, from Old English meledēaw, mildēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (“honey”) +‎ *dauw (“dew”). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪl.djuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/
  • Rhymes: -ɪldjuː, -ɪldu

Noun

mildew (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: míldiu
  • → French: mildiou
  • → Portuguese: míldio
  • → Spanish: mildiu

Translations

Verb

mildew (third-person singular simple present mildews, present participle mildewing, simple past and past participle mildewed)

  1. (transitive) To taint with mildew.
  2. (intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.

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See also

  • mould, mold

Middle English

Noun

mildew

  1. Alternative form of myldew

Source: wiktionary.org