MISDEMEANANT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MISDEMEANANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISDEMEANANT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISDEMEANANT is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISDEMEANANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
misdemeanantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISDEMEANANT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in MISDEMEANANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISDEMEANANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISDEMEANANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who has committed or been convicted of a minor crime.
A misdemeanant faces lighter penalties than someone guilty of a felony, such as a fine or a short sentence. The word belongs mostly to court and legal language.
How MISDEMEANANT is used
Used in legal writing to name a person guilty of a lesser offence.
- The judge fined the misdemeanant and let him go.
- A misdemeanant may serve a short sentence in a local jail.
- The law treats a first-time misdemeanant leniently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISDEMEANANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISDEMEANANT
1 longer words begin with MISDEMEANANT.
Shorter words from the letters in MISDEMEANANT
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Common questions about MISDEMEANANT
- Is MISDEMEANANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISDEMEANANT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISDEMEANANT worth?
- MISDEMEANANT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISDEMEANANT mean?
- A person who has committed or been convicted of a minor crime.
- What letters can be added to MISDEMEANANT?
- MISDEMEANANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of MISDEMEANANT:
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