MISMAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISMAKE 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 MISMAKE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISMAKE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISMAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mismakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISMAKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISMAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does MISMAKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To make badly or incorrectly, and so to spoil or mar something.
Mismake belongs to the family of words with mis- that mark a fault in the making. Modern English tends to use "botch" or "spoil" instead.
How MISMAKE is used
Mismake is archaic and found in older texts and word lists.
- The apprentice was careful not to mismake the joint.
- If you mismake the mould, the whole casting fails.
- Old poets complained that clumsy hands would mismake the verse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISMAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISMAKE
1 longer words begin with MISMAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISMAKE
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Common questions about MISMAKE
- Is MISMAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISMAKE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISMAKE worth?
- MISMAKE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISMAKE mean?
- To make badly or incorrectly, and so to spoil or mar something.
- What letters can be added to MISMAKE?
- MISMAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISMAKE:
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