MISMOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MISMOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISMOVE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISMOVE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISMOVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISMOVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISMOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does MISMOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A move that is wrong, unwise or faulty.
Mismove is an uncommon word that sounds like a ready-made label for a blunder in a game or in business. Most writers choose misstep or blunder instead.
How MISMOVE is used
Mismove is rare and mostly shows up in older or deliberately playful writing.
- One mismove on the board cost her the whole game.
- The sudden price cut proved a costly mismove for the shop.
- He admitted the mismove and tried to win back the lost ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISMOVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISMOVE
2 longer words begin with MISMOVE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISMOVE
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Common questions about MISMOVE
- Is MISMOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISMOVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISMOVE worth?
- MISMOVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISMOVE mean?
- A move that is wrong, unwise or faulty.
- What letters can be added to MISMOVE?
- MISMOVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISMOVE:
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