mile
NOUN
/maɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH M
mile is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
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M3I1L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
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What does mile mean?
NOUN · 8 SENSES
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A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.
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A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters.
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A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km.
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A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
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An ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards.
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A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters).
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A footrace extending one mile.
“he holds the record in the mile”
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A large distance.
“he missed by a mile”
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