MISFILE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MISFILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISFILE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISFILE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISFILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISFILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISFILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does MISFILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put a document or record in the wrong place in a filing system.
When someone misfiles a paper it can be lost for years, even though it never left the office. The word is common in workplaces that rely on paper records.
How MISFILE is used
Misfile is used for papers or records put in the wrong folder or drawer.
- Somebody may misfile the contract under the wrong client.
- It is easy to misfile a letter in a crowded cabinet.
- The clerk apologised for having misfiled the application.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISFILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISFILE
2 longer words begin with MISFILE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISFILE
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Common questions about MISFILE
- Is MISFILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISFILE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISFILE worth?
- MISFILE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISFILE mean?
- To put a document or record in the wrong place in a filing system.
- What letters can be added to MISFILE?
- MISFILE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISFILE:
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