Is MISGOVERNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISGOVERNING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISGOVERNING mean?
Misgoverning is a form of MISGOVERN.
- verb
govern badly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + G (2) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 MISGOVERNING
MISGOVERNING 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 MISGOVERNING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overmining16
- misgovern15
- versioning14
- governing14
- misgiven14
- removing14
- venoming14
- inversing13
- mongering13
- vignerons13
- grieving13
- minivers13
- regiving13
- misgive13
- inversion12
- mergings12
- nervings12
- reivings12
- revising12
- smoggier12
- veinings12
- vigneron12
- visoring12
- miniver12
- venging12
- verging12
- verismo12
- vermins12
- moving12
- resigning11
- environs11
- envision11
- minoring11
- mornings11
- remising11
- revision11
- gorming11
- governs11
- griming11
- isogriv11
- merging11
- moggies11
- nerving11
- overing11
- reiving11
- rovings11
- serving11
- sieving11
- veining11
- versing11
- virgins11
- viseing11
- giving11
- movers11
- movies11
- venoms11
- verism11
- vermin11
- vermis11
- vomers11
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