MISTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MISTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTYPE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTYPE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTYPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MISTYPE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a mistake when typing a word, letter or number.
Anyone who works at a keyboard will mistype something every day, usually by hitting a neighbouring key. Spellcheck catches many such slips, but not those that happen to form another real word.
How MISTYPE is used
Mistype is used for keyboard slips, especially in passwords, addresses and commands.
- If you mistype the password three times, the account is locked.
- I always mistype "receive" when I hurry.
- She chose a simple address so that nobody would mistype it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTYPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISTYPE
2 longer words begin with MISTYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTYPE
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Common questions about MISTYPE
- Is MISTYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTYPE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTYPE worth?
- MISTYPE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTYPE mean?
- To make a mistake when typing a word, letter or number.
- What letters can be added to MISTYPE?
- MISTYPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTYPE:
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