MISPOINT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MISPOINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISPOINT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISPOINT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISPOINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mispointsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISPOINT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISPOINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISPOINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISPOINT mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To point or punctuate wrongly, or to indicate a direction or position in a misleading way.
In older printing and grammar talk, to mispoint a sentence was to set its stops in the wrong places and so change its sense. A guide who will mispoint a signpost does the same kind of harm on the road.
How MISPOINT is used
A rare verb for faulty pointing or punctuation.
- A careless typesetter might mispoint the clause and reverse its meaning.
- Do not mispoint the arrow, or visitors will walk the wrong way.
- Pupils often mispoint long sentences by scattering commas at random.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISPOINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISPOINT
3 longer words begin with MISPOINT.
Shorter words from the letters in MISPOINT
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Common questions about MISPOINT
- Is MISPOINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISPOINT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISPOINT worth?
- MISPOINT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISPOINT mean?
- To point or punctuate wrongly, or to indicate a direction or position in a misleading way.
- What letters can be added to MISPOINT?
- MISPOINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISPOINT:
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