mike: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of mike
noun
- informal
A microphone.
Listed forms: mikes.
Source: Wiktionary — mike.
verb
To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
To measure using a micrometer.
Listed forms: mikes, miking, miked, mic.
Source: Wiktionary — mike.
noun
- alt-of
Alternative letter-case form of Mike from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Base or related entry: Mike from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- slang
A minute.
Example: We'll be there in one zero mikes [i.e. ten minutes].
Listed forms: mikes.
Source: Wiktionary — mike.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mike.
noun
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mike in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mike
M(3) + I(1) + K(5) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mike
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from mike
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mike. Showing up to 24, longest first.