MISUSAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MISUSAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISUSAGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISUSAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISUSAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
misusagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISUSAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MISUSAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISUSAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISUSAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Incorrect use of a word or tool, or bad and unjust treatment.
Writers meet misusage when a word is bent out of its proper sense, while older texts use it for cruel handling of a person. Today the grammar meaning dominates and misuse is the more usual noun.
How MISUSAGE is used
Misusage is found in discussions of language and in older writing about abuse.
- The style guide lists every misusage of the word.
- Years of misusage had worn the old prayer book thin.
- Her essay complains about the misusage of apostrophes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISUSAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISUSAGE
1 longer words begin with MISUSAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in MISUSAGE
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Common questions about MISUSAGE
- Is MISUSAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISUSAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISUSAGE worth?
- MISUSAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISUSAGE mean?
- Incorrect use of a word or tool, or bad and unjust treatment.
- What letters can be added to MISUSAGE?
- MISUSAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MISUSAGE:
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