MISSAY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MISSAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISSAY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISSAY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISSAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
missaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISSAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MISSAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does MISSAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To say something wrongly, or to speak ill of a person.
Missay combines the prefix mis- with say and leans on two older senses: speaking incorrectly, and speaking evil of someone. It belongs to the vocabulary of older English prose and is seldom used in modern writing. Wordplay and old-fashioned dialogue are where a reader is most likely to meet it.
How MISSAY is used
Archaic and rare; the past tense is missaid.
- Do not missay the dead, for they cannot reply.
- The old play has a servant who would missay his master.
- Be careful not to missay the words of the oath.
- No one dared to missay the queen in her own hall.
- He feared he might missay the line in front of the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISSAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISSAY
The 6 tiles of MISSAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISSAY
3 longer words begin with MISSAY.
Shorter words from the letters in MISSAY
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Common questions about MISSAY
- Is MISSAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISSAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISSAY worth?
- MISSAY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISSAY mean?
- To say something wrongly, or to speak ill of a person.
- What letters can be added to MISSAY?
- MISSAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MISSAY:
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