missis
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Is missis a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of missus, representing African-American Vernacular English.Examples: "1878, quoted 2001, from a song by James Bland, an African American songwriter for minstrel shows, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). p. 192. Massa and missis have lone gone before me."USalt-ofcolloquialhistoricalpronunciation-spelling
2. (UK, colloquial) Alternative spelling or pronunciation spelling of missus.Examples: "A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage."UKalt-ofalternativecolloquialpronunciation-spelling
Definition source: Wiktionary