MISANTHROPY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MISANTHROPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISANTHROPY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISANTHROPY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISANTHROPY
No single letter turns MISANTHROPY into another word.
How MISANTHROPY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MISANTHROPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISANTHROPY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MISANTHROPY
- All 11 letters of MISANTHROPY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISANTHROPY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A general dislike, distrust or hatred of other people.
Misanthropy is a settled attitude toward humankind as a whole, not just a quarrel with one person. It is the opposite of philanthropy, and literature is full of grumpy hermits who embody it.
How MISANTHROPY is used
Used in literary, philosophical and psychological discussion.
- His misanthropy grew deeper each year he spent alone in the mountains.
- The play is a bitter study of misanthropy and disappointment.
- Some critics read her sharp wit as mere misanthropy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISANTHROPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MISANTHROPY
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Common questions about MISANTHROPY
- Is MISANTHROPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISANTHROPY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISANTHROPY worth?
- MISANTHROPY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISANTHROPY mean?
- A general dislike, distrust or hatred of other people.
- What letters can be added to MISANTHROPY?
- No single letter can be added to MISANTHROPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MISANTHROPY:
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