MISPOISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MISPOISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISPOISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISPOISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISPOISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISPOISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISPOISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISPOISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISPOISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To balance something wrongly, or to lack calm composure.
To mispoise a weight is to hang it so the beam tips unfairly, while a person who seems to mispoise themselves has lost their steady manner. The noun sense, a lack of poise, is rarer still.
How MISPOISE is used
A rare verb, found in word lists rather than in everyday speech.
- If you mispoise the load, the cart will lean on every bend.
- The dancer seemed to mispoise her weight on the final turn.
- Nerves can mispoise even a practised speaker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISPOISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISPOISE
2 longer words begin with MISPOISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISPOISE
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Common questions about MISPOISE
- Is MISPOISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISPOISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISPOISE worth?
- MISPOISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISPOISE mean?
- To balance something wrongly, or to lack calm composure.
- What letters can be added to MISPOISE?
- MISPOISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISPOISE:
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