MISHANDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISHANDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISHANDLE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISHANDLE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISHANDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISHANDLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MISHANDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISHANDLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MISHANDLE
- All 9 letters of MISHANDLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISHANDLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To deal with a task or situation badly, or to treat something roughly or carelessly.
A manager can mishandle a crisis by acting too late, and a courier can mishandle a parcel by dropping it. The first sense is about poor judgement and the second about careless hands. Newspapers like the word when reporting on blunders by officials.
How MISHANDLE is used
Common in news reports and business, about decisions, complaints and objects.
- The airline was criticised for how it did mishandle the passengers' luggage.
- Officials did mishandle the early stages of the investigation.
- Please do not mishandle the glass; it breaks easily.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISHANDLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISHANDLE
2 longer words begin with MISHANDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISHANDLE
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Common questions about MISHANDLE
- Is MISHANDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISHANDLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISHANDLE worth?
- MISHANDLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISHANDLE mean?
- To deal with a task or situation badly, or to treat something roughly or carelessly.
- What letters can be added to MISHANDLE?
- MISHANDLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MISHANDLE:
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