MISDESCRIBE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MISDESCRIBE 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 MISDESCRIBE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISDESCRIBE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISDESCRIBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISDESCRIBE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MISDESCRIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISDESCRIBE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISDESCRIBE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give an inaccurate or misleading account of something.
To misdescribe an item or event is to say something about it that is wrong, whether by mistake or on purpose. Sellers and reporters can both misdescribe things, and in law this may matter.
How MISDESCRIBE is used
The verb misdescribe is somewhat formal and appears in legal and consumer contexts.
- The advert did misdescribe the size of the apartment.
- Do not misdescribe the condition of the used car.
- Witnesses may misdescribe a scene after the shock of an accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISDESCRIBE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISDESCRIBE
2 longer words begin with MISDESCRIBE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISDESCRIBE
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Common questions about MISDESCRIBE
- Is MISDESCRIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISDESCRIBE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISDESCRIBE worth?
- MISDESCRIBE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISDESCRIBE mean?
- To give an inaccurate or misleading account of something.
- What letters can be added to MISDESCRIBE?
- MISDESCRIBE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MISDESCRIBE:
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