MISGAUGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MISGAUGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISGAUGE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISGAUGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISGAUGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISGAUGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISGAUGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISGAUGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISGAUGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To judge or measure something wrongly.
A pilot may misgauge the distance to a runway, and a politician may misgauge the mood of voters. The error is one of estimation, whether done with an instrument or by instinct.
How MISGAUGE is used
Used for faulty measurement or faulty judgement.
- It is easy to misgauge the depth of a murky pond.
- The coach did misgauge how tired the players were.
- Do not misgauge the strength of the current.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISGAUGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISGAUGE
2 longer words begin with MISGAUGE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISGAUGE
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Common questions about MISGAUGE
- Is MISGAUGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISGAUGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISGAUGE worth?
- MISGAUGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISGAUGE mean?
- To judge or measure something wrongly.
- What letters can be added to MISGAUGE?
- MISGAUGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISGAUGE:
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