Is MISPLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISPLAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISPLAYING mean?
Misplaying is a form of MISPLAY.
- noun
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- verb
play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
- verb
play wrong or in an unskillful manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 MISPLAYING
MISPLAYING 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 MISPLAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- implying16
- mislaying15
- gymslip15
- mislying14
- palsying14
- splaying14
- misplay14
- paynims14
- impaling13
- psalming13
- sampling13
- mangily13
- mayings13
- mingily13
- playing13
- spangly13
- spaying13
- limpsy13
- paynim13
- simply13
- gimpy13
- pigmy13
- alpinism12
- impings12
- lamping12
- limping12
- magilps12
- palming12
- gamily12
- maying12
- paying12
- plying12
- spying12
- amply12
- imply12
- palmy12
- mailings11
- misalign11
- misplan11
- pianism11
- plasmin11
- slaying11
- amping11
- glamps11
- imping11
- magilp11
- mainly11
- mislay11
- gipsy11
- mangy11
- mingy11
- lapsing10
- lingams10
- lisping10
- mailing10
- maligns10
- milings10
- palings10
- pilings10
- sapling10
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