Is MISBEHAVED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISBEHAVED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISBEHAVED mean?
Misbehaved is a form of MISBEHAVE.
- verb
behave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 21 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 MISBEHAVED
MISBEHAVED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MISBEHAVED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misbehave19
- beshamed16
- behaved16
- adhesive15
- behaves15
- beamish14
- beshame14
- sheaved14
- behave14
- beheads13
- heavies13
- bimahs13
- heaved13
- shaved13
- shived13
- bashed12
- behead12
- emdash12
- heaves12
- heveas12
- mashed12
- meshed12
- shamed12
- shavie12
- sheave12
- bimah12
- hived12
- advisee11
- beamed11
- bedims11
- bevies11
- embeds11
- imbeds11
- mashie11
- mavies11
- haves11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- vibed11
- advise10
- davies10
- deaves10
- devise10
- evades10
- sieved10
- visaed10
- viseed10
- bedim10
- embed10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- imbed10
- mavie10
- mavis10
- sahib10
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