mite

mite is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.
2. noun. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
3. noun. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
4. noun. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
5. noun. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
6. noun. a slight but appreciable amount

   "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

   Synonyms: hint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

Synonyms

hint, jot, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in mite:

emit, item, time

Common word forms

miter, mites, miting

Words from these letters

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