MISTAKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MISTAKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTAKEN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTAKEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTAKEN
No single letter turns MISTAKEN into another word.
How MISTAKEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISTAKEN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISTAKEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MISTAKEN
- All 8 letters of MISTAKEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISTAKEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Wrong in judgment, opinion or belief, or based on an error.
Calling a person mistaken is a polite way to say they are wrong without accusing them of lying. It can also describe a belief or an identification that rests on a slip, as in mistaken identity.
How MISTAKEN is used
Mistaken often follows be, as in you are mistaken, or comes before a noun like belief.
- If you think the shop opens at six, you are mistaken.
- The police arrested him on mistaken identity.
- She held a mistaken belief about the date.
- It was a mistaken kindness that did more harm than good.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTAKEN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISTAKEN
The 8 tiles of MISTAKEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISTAKEN
3 longer words begin with MISTAKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTAKEN
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Common questions about MISTAKEN
- Is MISTAKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTAKEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTAKEN worth?
- MISTAKEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTAKEN mean?
- Wrong in judgment, opinion or belief, or based on an error.
- What letters can be added to MISTAKEN?
- No single letter can be added to MISTAKEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISTAKEN:
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