MISMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MISMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISMATE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISMATE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What stands out about MISMATE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pair or match two people or things unsuitably.
To mismate gloves or socks is a small domestic slip, while a mismated couple points to a poor match in marriage. The word works for animals, objects and people alike. It often appears as the adjective mismated.
How MISMATE is used
Mismate is used for unsuitable pairings, from socks to partners, often in its past-participle form.
- In the dark it is easy to mismate a pair of shoes.
- Breeders took care not to mismate the dogs.
- The story shows how friends can mismate in marriage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISMATE
The 7 tiles of MISMATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MISMATE
2 longer words begin with MISMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISMATE
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Common questions about MISMATE
- Is MISMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISMATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISMATE worth?
- MISMATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISMATE mean?
- To pair or match two people or things unsuitably.
- What letters can be added to MISMATE?
- MISMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISMATE:
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