Is MISBEHAVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISBEHAVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISBEHAVES mean?
Misbehaves is a form of MISBEHAVE.
- verb
behave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 MISBEHAVES
MISBEHAVES 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 MISBEHAVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misbehave19
- beshames15
- behaves15
- beamish14
- beshame14
- behave14
- heavies13
- shavies13
- sheaves13
- bimahs13
- mashies12
- massive12
- mavises12
- messiah12
- heaves12
- heveas12
- shaves12
- shavie12
- sheave12
- shivas12
- shives12
- bimah12
- bashes11
- bevies11
- bishes11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- mavies11
- meshes11
- sahibs11
- shames11
- haves11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shivs11
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- mavie10
- mavis10
- sahib10
- shame10
- shams10
- shims10
- smash10
- vibes10
- have10
- hive10
- shiv10
- misease9
- siamese9
- sieves9
- beams9
- bemas9
- bimas9
- iambs9
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