Definition of PISMIRE

pismire

Plural: pismires

Noun

  • An ant, especially a small or insignificant one.
  • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
  • An ant.

Examples

  • Even a tiny word like PISMIRE can sometimes build an empire of points on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to piss + mire (“ant”). So called due to the smell of anthills. Compare English pissant, Old Frisian pisimme, Dutch pismiere, Swedish pissmyra.

Synonyms

ant, emmet

Scrabble Score: 11

pismire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pismire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pismire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pismire: valid Words With Friends Word