MISCHANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MISCHANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISCHANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISCHANCE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISCHANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISCHANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MISCHANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISCHANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISCHANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An unlucky event or piece of bad luck, usually a small misfortune.
Older novels use it for a lost letter, a missed train or any small stroke of ill fortune that upsets plans. By mischance means by accident, and it suggests the outcome was nobody's fault.
How MISCHANCE is used
Somewhat literary; often appears in the phrase by mischance.
- By mischance the letter arrived a day too late.
- A small mischance spoiled the otherwise perfect picnic.
- He blamed the failure on mischance rather than poor planning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISCHANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISCHANCE
The 9 tiles of MISCHANCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISCHANCE
3 longer words begin with MISCHANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISCHANCE
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Common questions about MISCHANCE
- Is MISCHANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISCHANCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISCHANCE worth?
- MISCHANCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISCHANCE mean?
- An unlucky event or piece of bad luck, usually a small misfortune.
- What letters can be added to MISCHANCE?
- MISCHANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MISCHANCE:
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