MISKNOW is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MISKNOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISKNOW?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISKNOW is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISKNOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISKNOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISKNOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does MISKNOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To have a wrong idea of something or someone; to misunderstand.
Misknow is an uncommon verb for a mistaken grasp of a person or fact, as if the knowing itself were faulty. Most speakers would simply say misunderstand instead.
How MISKNOW is used
Rare and slightly literary; appears mostly in older or word-play contexts.
- It is easy to misknow a stranger on a first meeting.
- Critics often misknow the poet and his purpose.
- Do not misknow my silence for agreement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISKNOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISKNOW
5 longer words begin with MISKNOW.
Shorter words from the letters in MISKNOW
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Common questions about MISKNOW
- Is MISKNOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISKNOW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISKNOW worth?
- MISKNOW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISKNOW mean?
- To have a wrong idea of something or someone; to misunderstand.
- What letters can be added to MISKNOW?
- MISKNOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISKNOW:
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