MISPERCEIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MISPERCEIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISPERCEIVE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISPERCEIVE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISPERCEIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISPERCEIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MISPERCEIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISPERCEIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISPERCEIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To see, hear or understand something in a mistaken way.
To misperceive is to take in the evidence but draw the wrong picture from it. Psychologists note that fear and expectation can make people misperceive harmless events as threats.
How MISPERCEIVE is used
Used in psychology and in discussions of misunderstandings.
- Anxious drivers misperceive the distance to the car ahead.
- He tends to misperceive friendly teasing as an attack.
- Voters may misperceive how much a policy costs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISPERCEIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISPERCEIVE
2 longer words begin with MISPERCEIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISPERCEIVE
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Common questions about MISPERCEIVE
- Is MISPERCEIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISPERCEIVE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISPERCEIVE worth?
- MISPERCEIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISPERCEIVE mean?
- To see, hear or understand something in a mistaken way.
- What letters can be added to MISPERCEIVE?
- MISPERCEIVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MISPERCEIVE:
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