Is MISFIRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISFIRED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISFIRED mean?
Misfired is a form of MISFIRE.
- verb
fail to fire or detonate
“The guns misfired”
- noun
an explosion that fails to occur
- noun
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 MISFIRED
MISFIRED 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 MISFIRED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fideism13
- misfire12
- firmed12
- misfed12
- fermis11
- fremd11
- fermi10
- firms10
- dermis9
- dimers9
- imides9
- mirids9
- defis9
- fired9
- fried9
- fems9
- firm9
- deism8
- derms8
- dimer8
- dimes8
- disme8
- fires8
- fries8
- frise8
- imide8
- imids8
- medii8
- midis8
- mired8
- mirid8
- reifs8
- rimed8
- serif8
- defi8
- difs8
- feds8
- fids8
- fem8
- irides7
- irised7
- emirs7
- mires7
- miser7
- rimes7
- derm7
- dime7
- dims7
- fire7
- firs7
- idem7
- imid7
- meds7
- midi7
- mids7
- refs7
- reif7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
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