MISNAME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MISNAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISNAME?
| 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 MISNAME 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 MISNAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISNAME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISNAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does MISNAME mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give someone or something the wrong or an unsuitable name.
Plants, places and products are often misnamed when a label is fixed by habit or mistake. The result can be a name that sounds right but describes nothing true. Such errors persist because everyone keeps repeating them.
How MISNAME is used
Misname is used when a label does not fit or has been attached to the wrong thing.
- Explorers would misname a river after the wrong person.
- It is easy to misname a fish that looks like another.
- The shop did misname the product on the shelf label.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISNAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISNAME
The 7 tiles of MISNAME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISNAME
2 longer words begin with MISNAME.
Shorter words from the letters in MISNAME
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Common questions about MISNAME
- Is MISNAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISNAME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISNAME worth?
- MISNAME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISNAME mean?
- To give someone or something the wrong or an unsuitable name.
- What letters can be added to MISNAME?
- MISNAME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISNAME:
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