MISTERM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MISTERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTERM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTERM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTERM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mistermsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTERM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What stands out about MISTERM
- MISTERM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MISTERM mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To apply a wrong term or name to something.
To misterm a thing is to attach a label that does not fit it. The verb is related to miscall but is much rarer. It might be used by a careful writer correcting someone else's vocabulary.
How MISTERM is used
Misterm is a rare verb about applying the wrong word to a thing.
- Students often misterm a whale as a fish.
- The report would misterm the event as a riot.
- It is unfair to misterm honest caution as fear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTERM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISTERM
3 longer words begin with MISTERM.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTERM
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Common questions about MISTERM
- Is MISTERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTERM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTERM worth?
- MISTERM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTERM mean?
- To apply a wrong term or name to something.
- What letters can be added to MISTERM?
- MISTERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTERM:
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