MISSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MISSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISSEL?
| 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 MISSEL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISSEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISSEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MISSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about MISSEL
- The same 6 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 MISSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The mistle thrush, a large European songbird with a spotted breast known for its harsh, rattling call and fondness for mistletoe berries.
Missel is an older, chiefly British name for the bird now more commonly called the mistle thrush, and it comes from the same root as mistletoe, one of the berries the bird is especially known for eating and spreading. The name reflects a long habit among country people of associating the bird directly with the plant it feeds on. It is now mostly encountered in older nature writing or regional dialect rather than in everyday speech.
How MISSEL is used
Countable noun, regional and somewhat dated; modern field guides generally prefer the fuller name mistle thrush.
- A missel called loudly from the top of the bare oak.
- Country folk once said a missel nesting nearby brought a hard winter.
- The old naturalist's diary refers to the bird only as the missel.
- A pair of missels stripped the holly bush of its berries.
- Farmers recognized the missel by its bold, upright stance on the fence post.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISSEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISSEL
The 6 tiles of MISSEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MISSEL
5 longer words begin with MISSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in MISSEL
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Common questions about MISSEL
- Is MISSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISSEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISSEL worth?
- MISSEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISSEL mean?
- The mistle thrush, a large European songbird with a spotted breast known for its harsh, rattling call and fondness for mistletoe berries.
- What letters can be added to MISSEL?
- MISSEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MISSEL:
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