miss: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with S
Meaning of miss
verb
- ambitransitive, physical
To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.
Example: I fired the gun, but the bullet missed the target.
- ambitransitive, physical
To avoid hitting.
Example: The driver swerved and just managed to miss the chicken crossing the road.
- transitive
To fail to achieve or attain.
Example: The company missed all its sales targets.
- transitive
To fail to experience, attend, partake, take advantage of, etc.
Example: Joe missed the meeting this morning.
Listed forms: misses, missing, missed.
Source: Wiktionary — miss.
noun
A failure to physically hit.
Example: In eight shots at the target he had six misses.
A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.
Example: After four top-ten singles, the band's next release was a miss.
An act of avoidance (usually used with the verb give).
Example: I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
- informal
Someone or something whose loss or absence is felt.
Example: Top striker Smith is out injured and will be a big miss for United.
Listed forms: misses.
Source: Wiktionary — miss.
noun
- alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Alternative spelling of Miss when used as a term of address or title of respect.
Base or related entry: Miss when used as a term of address or title of respect.
Example: You may sit here, miss.
- countable, uncountable
An unmarried woman; a girl.
- countable, uncountable
A kept woman; a mistress.
- countable, uncountable
In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
Listed forms: misses, meess.
Source: Wiktionary — miss.
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 miss.
noun
a young female
noun
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc.)
verb
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
verb
leave undone or leave out
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is miss in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of miss
M(3) + I(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 6 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 miss
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from miss
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in miss. Showing up to 24, longest first.