MISPRISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. MISPRISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MISPRISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISPRISES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISPRISES
No single letter turns MISPRISES into another word.
How MISPRISES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MISPRISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISPRISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISPRISES mean in Scrabble?
MISPRISES is the present-tense form of MISPRISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in MISPRISES
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Common questions about MISPRISES
- Is MISPRISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MISPRISES is not in it.
- How many points is MISPRISES worth?
- MISPRISES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MISPRISES?
- No single letter can be added to MISPRISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MISPRISES:
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