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midwife

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Is midwife a Scrabble word?

Yes, midwife is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of midwife?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.Examples: "A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of."; "The senior midwife confirmed that […] occasionally a multigravid woman could feel little more than slight abdominal discomfort."; "Despite Richard's efforts to midwive his own narrative of legitimacy, the source of this legendary one cannot be controlled because it has moved from the mouths of nurses, midwives and gossips into the public domain."

2. (rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.figurativelyrare

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To act as a midwife.transitive

2. (transitive, figuratively) To facilitate the emergence of.Examples: "But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future."; "In the mid-1960s, Reichism was midwifed into reexistence by such stalwarts as William Schutz, Bernard Gunther, Charlotte Selver, Alexander Lowen, Ida Rolf, and many other exponents of human knead needs."figurativelytransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "midwife"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "midwife"?

Scrabble
16 points
M3
I1
D2
W4
I1
F4
E1
Words With Friends
17 points
M4
I1
D2
W4
I1
F4
E1

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