Is MISBEHAVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISBEHAVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISBEHAVE mean?
- verb
behave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MISBEHAVE
Single letters that turn MISBEHAVE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks3
Words you can make from MISBEHAVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behaves15
- beamish14
- beshame14
- behave14
- heavies13
- bimahs13
- heaves12
- heveas12
- shavie12
- sheave12
- bimah12
- bevies11
- mashie11
- mavies11
- haves11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- mavie10
- mavis10
- sahib10
- shame10
- vibes10
- have10
- hive10
- shiv10
- beams9
- bemas9
- bimas9
- iambs9
- mabes9
- ahem9
- bash9
- bish9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- heme9
- hems9
- hims9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- shim9
- vibe9
- vims9
- eaves8
- sieve8
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
- bima8
- iamb8
- mabe8
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