Missis
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal term for one's wife or the mistress of a household.
“He told his workmates that the missis had cooked a roast for Sunday dinner.”
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mis·sis
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Three S letters make this unusual, the MIS-SIS pattern is easy to remember.
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Triple S means three one-point tiles, placing all three S letters here is satisfying.
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