Is MISCONDUCT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISCONDUCT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISCONDUCT mean?
- noun
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- noun
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
“he denied any wrongdoing”
- verb
behave badly
“The children misbehaved all morning”
- verb
manage badly or incompetently
“The funds were mismanaged”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) = 17 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 MISCONDUCT
Single letters that turn MISCONDUCT 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 hooks1
Words you can make from MISCONDUCT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- conducts13
- uncomic13
- miscount12
- conduct12
- dictums12
- mucoids12
- comics12
- cosmic12
- conduits11
- discount11
- dismount11
- noctuids11
- coniums11
- unicoms11
- cosmid11
- dictum11
- mucoid11
- muscid11
- comic11
- conduit10
- dimouts10
- inducts10
- noctuid10
- conics10
- conium10
- cumins10
- custom10
- miscut10
- mucins10
- muonic10
- sitcom10
- stucco10
- unicom10
- domic10
- mucid10
- suction9
- dicots9
- dimout9
- induct9
- mounds9
- nudism9
- odiums9
- osmund9
- sodium9
- cisco9
- conic9
- cumin9
- monic9
- mucin9
- music9
- osmic9
- coitus8
- counts8
- cousin8
- cunits8
- cutins8
- inmost8
- monist8
- mounts8
- mutons8
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