MISEMPLOY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MISEMPLOY 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 MISEMPLOY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISEMPLOY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISEMPLOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
misemploysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISEMPLOY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MISEMPLOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISEMPLOY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISEMPLOY mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To use something in a wrong, wasteful or improper way.
Authors typically talk of misemploying talent, time or money, which is a sharper charge than merely underusing it. The word points to a misuse that could have been avoided.
How MISEMPLOY is used
Formal and rather uncommon; misuse is the everyday alternative.
- It would be a shame to misemploy such a gifted engineer.
- The manager was accused of misemploying company funds.
- Do not misemploy your time on trivial tasks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISEMPLOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISEMPLOY
5 longer words begin with MISEMPLOY.
Shorter words from the letters in MISEMPLOY
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Common questions about MISEMPLOY
- Is MISEMPLOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISEMPLOY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISEMPLOY worth?
- MISEMPLOY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISEMPLOY mean?
- To use something in a wrong, wasteful or improper way.
- What letters can be added to MISEMPLOY?
- MISEMPLOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MISEMPLOY:
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