MISPRIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MISPRIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISPRIZE?
| 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 MISPRIZE is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISPRIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISPRIZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISPRIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISPRIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISPRIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To fail to recognise the true worth of something and so value it too little.
To misprize something is a mistake of judgement rather than of manners: the thing is good and the person simply does not see it. The word sits in old-fashioned, elevated prose.
How MISPRIZE is used
Misprize is found in literary or formal writing, seldom in conversation.
- Critics were quick to misprize the novel when it first appeared.
- Do not misprize a friend who tells you hard truths.
- She misprized the quiet talents of her youngest pupil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISPRIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISPRIZE
4 longer words begin with MISPRIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISPRIZE
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Common questions about MISPRIZE
- Is MISPRIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISPRIZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISPRIZE worth?
- MISPRIZE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISPRIZE mean?
- To fail to recognise the true worth of something and so value it too little.
- What letters can be added to MISPRIZE?
- MISPRIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISPRIZE:
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