MISS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MISS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MISS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MISS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about MISS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fail to hit, reach, catch, or make contact with something aimed at or wanted.
To miss something is to try for it and not succeed. The target can be a ball thrown at a hoop, a train pulling away from the platform, or an event that simply happens without you. In each case, the attempt or the chance falls just short.
How MISS is used
Very common in everyday speech and writing.
- He swung at the ball but happened to miss it completely.
- If you leave now, you might still miss the worst of the traffic.
- The dive was close, but the shot went too wide to miss.
- She didn't want to miss the beginning of the film.
- He apologised for the appointment he had to miss last week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISS
The 4 tiles of MISS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MISS
Showing 24 of 192 words that begin with MISS.
Words ending in MISS
8 words end in MISS. Useful as a back hook: play MISS onto a word already on the board.
Words with MISS inside
Showing 24 of 200 words that contain MISS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MISS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MISS
Common questions about MISS
- Is MISS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISS worth?
- MISS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISS mean?
- To fail to hit, reach, catch, or make contact with something aimed at or wanted.
- What letters can be added to MISS?
- MISS takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MISS:
Open MISS in the Word Finder