amidst

Prep

In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

Preposition

In the middle of or surrounded by; among.
In the middle of; surrounded by.

Examples

AMIDST a sea of consonants, I finally drew the E I needed.
AMIDST the chaos of vowels on her rack, she spotted a clever bingo opportunity.

Origin / Etymology

From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

Synonyms

amid, among, amongst

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

amidst: valid Words With Friends Word