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Miter

Q: What does miter mean?

As a noun, miter means “joint that forms a corner”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

m ₃i ₁t ₁e ₁r ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does miter mean?

noun

joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
Synonymsmiter jointmitre jointmitre
the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
“he covered the miter with glue before making the joint”
Synonymsmitre
a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
Synonymsmitre

verb

bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
confer a miter on (a bishop)
fit together in a miter joint

Is MITER a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is MITER worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

m ₃i ₁t ₁e ₁r ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

m ₄i ₁t ₁e ₁r ₁

Wordfeud

7 pts

m ₃i ₁t ₁e ₁r ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

m ₃i ₁t ₁e ₁r ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in MITER

Anagrams 4

merit mitre remit timer

Best shorter words top 30 of 33

emir 6 emit 6 item 6 meri 6 mire 6 mite 6 riem 6 rime 6 term 6 time 6 trim 6 met 5 mir 5 rem 5 rim 5 em 4 me 4 mi 4 rite 4 tier 4 tire 4 trie 4 ire 3 rei 3 ret 3 rit 3 tie 3 er 2 et 2 it 2

See all 33 words made from MITER

Hooks for MITER

Add one letter to the front or back of MITER to make another word.

Front hooks

smiter

Back hooks

miters

Words that end like MITER

Common words that share the ending -ITER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

writer triter whiter typewriter arbiter politer scriptwriter delimiter

All words ending in -ITER

Miter: quick answers

Is MITER a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. MITER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is MITER worth?

MITER scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does miter mean?

As a noun, miter means “joint that forms a corner”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in MITER?

You can make 33 shorter words from MITER, such as EMIR, EMIT, ITEM, MERI. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of MITER?

MITER rearranges into MERIT, MITRE, REMIT, TIMER.