MISTUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MISTUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTUNE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTUNE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTUNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about MISTUNE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 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 MISTUNE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To tune an instrument or a piece of equipment wrongly, so that it sounds or receives badly.
The verb mistune turns up in music and in radio work, wherever a setting can drift off its correct mark. It suggests a small slip in adjustment, not a broken device.
How MISTUNE is used
You mistune a violin string, a piano or a receiver when you set it a little off the right pitch or frequency.
- If you mistune the guitar even slightly, the whole chord sounds sour.
- The apprentice was careful not to mistune the old harpsichord.
- Rough handling can mistune a delicate radio dial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTUNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISTUNE
The 7 tiles of MISTUNE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MISTUNE
2 longer words begin with MISTUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTUNE
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Common questions about MISTUNE
- Is MISTUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTUNE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTUNE worth?
- MISTUNE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTUNE mean?
- To tune an instrument or a piece of equipment wrongly, so that it sounds or receives badly.
- What letters can be added to MISTUNE?
- MISTUNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTUNE:
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