MISKEEP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISKEEP 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 MISKEEP?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISKEEP is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISKEEP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
miskeepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISKEEP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISKEEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684 thousand.
What does MISKEEP mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To keep wrongly or to look after something poorly.
Miskeep describes careless guarding, as when records or livestock are neglected. It is built from the prefix mis- and the ordinary verb keep.
How MISKEEP is used
Miskeep is a rare formation with a negative sense.
- The clerk was blamed for how he chose to miskeep the accounts.
- Servants who miskeep the silver may lose their place.
- It is easy to miskeep a garden when you travel often.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISKEEP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISKEEP
2 longer words begin with MISKEEP.
Shorter words from the letters in MISKEEP
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Common questions about MISKEEP
- Is MISKEEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISKEEP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISKEEP worth?
- MISKEEP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISKEEP mean?
- To keep wrongly or to look after something poorly.
- What letters can be added to MISKEEP?
- MISKEEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISKEEP:
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