MISTAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MISTAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTAKE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTAKE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTAKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does MISTAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An error caused by wrong judgment, carelessness or misunderstanding.
Everyone makes a mistake, and learning from it is how skills improve. As a verb it can also mean to confuse one person or thing for another.
How MISTAKE is used
Very common in everyday speech and writing, for both small slips and serious errors.
- It was a mistake to leave the door unlocked.
- She corrected the mistake in the report.
- By mistake, he took the wrong bag.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISTAKE
The 7 tiles of MISTAKE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISTAKE
9 longer words begin with MISTAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTAKE
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Common questions about MISTAKE
- Is MISTAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTAKE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTAKE worth?
- MISTAKE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTAKE mean?
- An error caused by wrong judgment, carelessness or misunderstanding.
- What letters can be added to MISTAKE?
- MISTAKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTAKE:
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