MISDIAGNOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISDIAGNOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISDIAGNOSE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISDIAGNOSE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISDIAGNOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISDIAGNOSE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MISDIAGNOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISDIAGNOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISDIAGNOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To identify an illness or a problem wrongly.
Doctors may misdiagnose a patient when symptoms resemble those of another condition. Mechanics and engineers also misdiagnose faults when they blame the wrong part.
How MISDIAGNOSE is used
Used about doctors, but also about anyone who names a wrong cause for a fault.
- The clinic did misdiagnose her illness as a simple cold.
- It is easy to misdiagnose rare conditions.
- He was told the specialist would never misdiagnose such a case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISDIAGNOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISDIAGNOSE
2 longer words begin with MISDIAGNOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISDIAGNOSE
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Common questions about MISDIAGNOSE
- Is MISDIAGNOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISDIAGNOSE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISDIAGNOSE worth?
- MISDIAGNOSE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISDIAGNOSE mean?
- To identify an illness or a problem wrongly.
- What letters can be added to MISDIAGNOSE?
- MISDIAGNOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MISDIAGNOSE:
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