MISTRUST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MISTRUST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTRUST?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTRUST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTRUST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mistrustsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTRUST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISTRUST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISTRUST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISTRUST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel suspicion about someone or something, doubting their honesty or reliability.
People mistrust a salesman who promises too much, and the same word names the lack of confidence itself as a noun. Mistrust is slightly milder than outright fear and often rests on past experience.
How MISTRUST is used
Mistrust works as a verb and as a noun, and is close in sense to distrust.
- Voters mistrust politicians who change sides.
- She began to mistrust the cheerful stranger.
- A deep mistrust of banks kept him saving cash at home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTRUST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISTRUST
10 longer words begin with MISTRUST.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTRUST
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Common questions about MISTRUST
- Is MISTRUST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTRUST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTRUST worth?
- MISTRUST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTRUST mean?
- To feel suspicion about someone or something, doubting their honesty or reliability.
- What letters can be added to MISTRUST?
- MISTRUST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISTRUST:
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