Is MISGUIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISGUIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISGUIDES mean?
Misguides is a form of MISGUIDE.
- verb
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
“The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”
- verb
give bad advice to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + D (2) + 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 MISGUIDES
MISGUIDES 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 MISGUIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misguide12
- smidges11
- smudges11
- disguise10
- misused10
- degums10
- midges10
- smidge10
- smudge10
- gussied9
- deisms9
- dismes9
- imides9
- medius9
- missed9
- mussed9
- sedums9
- degum9
- midge9
- guides8
- guised8
- misuse8
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- geums8
- imide8
- imids8
- medii8
- midis8
- mused8
- sedum8
- diesis7
- disuse7
- guises7
- gussie7
- issued7
- gudes7
- guide7
- guids7
- mises7
- muses7
- seism7
- semis7
- sumis7
- dime7
- dims7
- gems7
- geum7
- gums7
- idem7
- imid7
- meds7
- megs7
- midi7
- mids7
- migs7
- muds7
- mugs7
- smug7
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