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miss

/mɪs/noun · verb

Miss can refer to a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.) or a young female. As a verb, miss can mean to fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind, feel or suffer from the lack of, or fail to attend an event or activity.

11 meanings4 lettersScrabble 6

Length

4

Scrabble

6

WWF

7

Starts

MI

Ends

ISS

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “MISS” Mean?

/mɪs/

miss has 11 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

a young female

a young lady of 18

2

a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)

Synonyms

Verb

9 senses
1

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

I missed that remark

She missed his point

We lost part of what he said

Synonyms

2

feel or suffer from the lack of

He misses his mother

They miss moving

3

fail to attend an event or activity

I missed the concert

He missed school for a week

4

leave undone or leave out

How could I miss that typo?

The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

5

fail to reach or get to

She missed her train

6

be without

This soup lacks salt

There is something missing in my jewelry box!

Synonyms

Show 3 more verb definitions
7

fail to reach

The arrow missed the target

8

be absent

The child had been missing for a week

9

fail to experience

Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Vowels

1

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

Explore the word miss with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a young female

Length

4 letters

Starts With

M

Ends With

S

Vowels

1

Consonants

3

Letters

M, I, S, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

m
i
s
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for miss.

MISS is a 4-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 6.
It starts with M and ends with S.
It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 25%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using miss in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MISS has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MISS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

MISS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MISS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside miss.

Unique Letters

3

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCC

CV Pattern

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

MI, IS, SS

Trigrams

MIS, ISS

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for miss.

MISS is a 4-letter short fill.
It starts with M and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 4 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 6, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with M and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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