Is MISBEHAVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISBEHAVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISBEHAVING mean?
Misbehaving is a form of MISBEHAVE.
- verb
behave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 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 MISBEHAVING
MISBEHAVING 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 MISBEHAVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beshaming17
- behaving17
- inveighs15
- sheaving15
- misgiven14
- veganism14
- beamish14
- heaving14
- inveigh14
- shaving14
- shiving14
- bigamies13
- misbegan13
- misbegin13
- bashing13
- evanish13
- mashing13
- meshing13
- misgave13
- misgive13
- shaming13
- shebang13
- vahines13
- bimahs13
- having13
- hiving13
- banshie12
- beaming12
- haemins12
- bhangs12
- havens12
- shaven12
- shavie12
- vahine12
- vanish12
- vibing12
- bimah12
- imagines11
- sieving11
- visaing11
- viseing11
- ashmen11
- bagmen11
- banish11
- gambes11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- inmesh11
- mashie11
- mavens11
- mavies11
- mavins11
- minish11
- vimina11
- bhang11
- haven11
- haves11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
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