MISDIRECTION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MISDIRECTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
m3i1s1d2i1r1e1c3t1i1o1n1
PlayableMISDIRECTION · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept MISDIRECTION?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.42
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.42%
Our own measure of how useful MISDIRECTION is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISDIRECTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
misdirectionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISDIRECTION scores
Scrabble m3i1s1d2i1r1e1c3t1i1o1n1 17
Words with Friends m4i1s1d2i1r1e1c4t1i1o1n2 20
Face value of the 12 tiles in MISDIRECTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISDIRECTION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MISDIRECTION
1 longer words begin with MISDIRECTION.
Shorter words from the letters in MISDIRECTION
modernistic16 nordicities14 doctrinism15 dosimetric15 micronised15 midsection15 cretinoids13 directions13 discretion13 iridosmine13 soricident13 minorities12 crimsoned14 dicrotism14 meniscoid14 miscoined14 miscredit14 misdirect14 miticides14 ciminites13 cretinism13 emictions13 eroticism13 intercoms13 irenicism13 isometric13 meroistic13 micronise13 microsite13 semitonic13 centroids12 cretinoid12 dioristic12 direction12 doctrines12 idiotcies12 indicters12 indictors12 modernist12 reindicts12
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Common questions about MISDIRECTION
- Is MISDIRECTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISDIRECTION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISDIRECTION worth?
- MISDIRECTION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MISDIRECTION?
- MISDIRECTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of MISDIRECTION:
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