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Is myth a Scrabble word?

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

M3Y4T1H4

Is myth a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3Y4T1H4

Is myth a Words With Friends word?

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

M4Y3T1H3

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4-letter words (1 found)

MYTH,

3-letter words (1 found)

THY,

2-letter words (2 found)

HM,MY,

You can make 4 words from myth according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of myth

myth ymth mtyh tmyh ytmh tymh myht ymht mhyt hmyt yhmt hymt mthy tmhy mhty hmty thmy htmy ythm tyhm yhtm hytm thym htym

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word myth. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in myth.

Definitions and meaning of myth

myth

Alternative forms

  • mythe (rare or archaic)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “word, humour, companion, speech, account, rumour, fable”). Attested in English since 1830. Doublet of mythos.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭth, IPA(key): /mɪθ/
  • Homophone: miff (accents with th-fronting)
  • Rhymes: -ɪθ

Noun

myth (plural myths)

  1. A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
  2. (uncountable) Such stories as a genre.
    Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings. (E. Clodd, Myths & Dreams (1885), 7, cited after OED)
  3. A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
    Synonym: misconception
  4. A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend
    Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)
  5. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
  6. An invented story, theory, or concept.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • legend

Further reading

  • “myth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “myth”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • "myth" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 210.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɨːθ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /miːθ/

Noun

myth

  1. Nasal mutation of byth.

Mutation


Source: wiktionary.org