Is MISFUNCTIONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISFUNCTIONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISFUNCTIONING mean?
Misfunctioning is a form of MISFUNCTION.
- verb
fail to function or function improperly
“the coffee maker malfunctioned”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
14
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + F (4) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + 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 MISFUNCTIONING
MISFUNCTIONING 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 MISFUNCTIONING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misfunction18
- functioning17
- miscounting16
- miscoining15
- confining15
- confusing15
- confuting15
- munitioning14
- consuming14
- costuming14
- functions14
- incomings14
- misciting14
- focusing14
- comfits14
- motific14
- omnific14
- continuing13
- cutinising13
- suctioning13
- fictions13
- finitism13
- function13
- incoming13
- miscuing13
- coifing13
- comfit13
- inunctions12
- contusing12
- mistuning12
- mountings12
- foisting12
- infusing12
- miscount12
- monistic12
- nomistic12
- nonmusic12
- comings12
- confits12
- fiction12
- mincing12
- fuming12
- fungic12
- nonsuiting11
- outsinning11
- unionising11
- inunction11
- munitions11
- counting11
- cunnings11
- incising11
- inciting11
- incusing11
- infusion11
- minuting11
- mounting11
- muntings11
- mutining11
- noticing11
- scouting11
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