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Is mistress a Scrabble word?

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

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Is mistress a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3I1S1T1R1E1S1S1

Is mistress a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mistress is a Words With Friends word. The word mistress is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

MISTRESS,

7-letter words (5 found)

MISSETS,MISTERS,RESISTS,SISTERS,SMITERS,

6-letter words (22 found)

MERITS,MISERS,MISSES,MISSET,MISTER,MITERS,MITRES,REISTS,REMISS,REMITS,RESIST,RESITS,SEISMS,SISTER,SMITER,SMITES,STIMES,STIRES,STRESS,STRIMS,TIMERS,TMESIS,

5-letter words (47 found)

EMIRS,EMITS,ITEMS,MERIS,MERIT,METIS,MIRES,MISER,MISES,MISTS,MITER,MITES,MITRE,REIST,REMIT,RESIT,RESTS,RIEMS,RIMES,RISES,RITES,SEIRS,SEISM,SEMIS,SIRES,SISES,SISTS,SITES,SMIRS,SMITE,SMITS,STEMS,STIES,STIME,STIMS,STIRE,STIRS,STRIM,TERMS,TIERS,TIMER,TIMES,TIRES,TREMS,TRESS,TRIES,TRIMS,

4-letter words (57 found)

EMIR,EMIT,ERST,ESTS,IRES,ISMS,ITEM,MERI,MESS,METS,MIRE,MIRS,MISE,MISS,MIST,MITE,REIS,REMS,REST,RETS,RIEM,RIME,RIMS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SEIS,SEMI,SERS,SESS,SETS,SIES,SIMS,SIRE,SIRS,SISS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SMIR,SMIT,SRIS,STEM,STIE,STIM,STIR,TEMS,TERM,TIER,TIES,TIME,TIRE,TREM,TRES,TRIE,TRIM,

3-letter words (29 found)

EMS,ERM,ERS,ESS,EST,IRE,ISM,ITS,MES,MET,MIR,MIS,REI,REM,RES,RET,RIM,RIT,SEI,SER,SET,SIM,SIR,SIS,SIT,SRI,TES,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EM,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,ME,MI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 175 words from mistress according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mistress

mistress

Alternative forms

  • mistris (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse (whence French maîtresse), feminine of maistre (“master”). By surface analysis, mist(e)r +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭsʹtrĭs, IPA(key): /ˈmɪstɹɪs/

Noun

mistress (plural mistresses)

  1. A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership
    Synonyms: (applicable to either sex) boss, (applicable to either sex) head, (applicable to either sex) leader
    male equivalent: master
  2. A female teacher
    Synonym: schoolmarm
    male equivalent: master
  3. The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations
    Synonyms: (applicable to either sex) bit on the side, fancy woman, comaré, goomah; see also Thesaurus:mistress
    Antonyms: cicisbeo, fancy man
  4. A dominatrix
    male equivalent: master
  5. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it
  6. a woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart
  7. (Scotland) A married woman; a wife
  8. (obsolete) The jack in the game of bowls
  9. A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership)
  10. female equivalent of master
  11. female equivalent of mister

Usage notes

In the extramarital sense, mistress is often narrowly taken to mean a woman involved in a committed extramarital relationship (an affair), often supported financially (a kept woman). It can also be taken to mean broadly a woman involved in an extramarital relationship regardless of the level of commitment, but requires more than a single act of adultery.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ミストレス (misutoresu)

Translations

Verb

mistress (third-person singular simple present mistresses, present participle mistressing, simple past and past participle mistressed)

  1. (transitive, rare) Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency.
  2. (intransitive) To act or take the role of a mistress.

See also

  • (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)

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Source: wiktionary.org