MISGUIDANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MISGUIDANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISGUIDANCE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISGUIDANCE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISGUIDANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
misguidancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISGUIDANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MISGUIDANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISGUIDANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISGUIDANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wrong or misleading direction, advice or leadership.
Misguidance can be innocent, as with a tired sign painter, or deliberate, as with a rival who sends you down the wrong road. The word stresses the harm done by being led astray rather than the intent of the guide.
How MISGUIDANCE is used
Used in everyday, educational and legal contexts about bad advice.
- Years of misguidance by a poor adviser cost the family their savings.
- The students blamed their failure on misguidance from the exam board.
- A map error caused misguidance for hundreds of drivers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISGUIDANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISGUIDANCE
1 longer words begin with MISGUIDANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISGUIDANCE
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Common questions about MISGUIDANCE
- Is MISGUIDANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISGUIDANCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISGUIDANCE worth?
- MISGUIDANCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISGUIDANCE mean?
- Wrong or misleading direction, advice or leadership.
- What letters can be added to MISGUIDANCE?
- MISGUIDANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MISGUIDANCE:
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