Is MISFIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISFIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISFIRES mean?
Misfires 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
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MISFIRES
MISFIRES 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 MISFIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misfire12
- fermis11
- fermi10
- firms10
- merisis9
- frises9
- serifs9
- fems9
- firm9
- misers8
- remiss8
- fires8
- fries8
- frise8
- reifs8
- seifs8
- serfs8
- serif8
- fem8
- emirs7
- mires7
- miser7
- mises7
- rimes7
- seism7
- semis7
- fess7
- fire7
- firs7
- refs7
- reif7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
- serf7
- irises6
- emir6
- isms6
- mess6
- mire6
- miri6
- mirs6
- mise6
- miss6
- rems6
- rime6
- rims6
- semi6
- sims6
- efs6
- fer6
- fes6
- fie6
- fir6
- ifs6
- ref6
- rif6
- issei5
- rises5
- sires5
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