MISGUIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MISGUIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISGUIDE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISGUIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISGUIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISGUIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISGUIDE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISGUIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISGUIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lead someone in the wrong direction or give them poor advice.
A faded signpost can misguide a traveller, and a careless teacher can misguide a student about what an exam requires. Most often it is used about people who are steered into a mistake without intending harm.
How MISGUIDE is used
Often seen in its adjective form misguided.
- An old map may misguide hikers on the new trail.
- He did not mean to misguide anyone with his advice.
- Bad directions will misguide even careful drivers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISGUIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISGUIDE
7 longer words begin with MISGUIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISGUIDE
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Common questions about MISGUIDE
- Is MISGUIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISGUIDE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISGUIDE worth?
- MISGUIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISGUIDE mean?
- To lead someone in the wrong direction or give them poor advice.
- What letters can be added to MISGUIDE?
- MISGUIDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISGUIDE:
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