Is MISSPENDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MISSPENDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MISSPENDS mean?
Misspends is a form of MISSPEND.
- verb
spend time badly or unwisely
“He misspent his youth”
- verb
spend (money or other resources) unwisely
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 14 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 MISSPENDS
MISSPENDS 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 MISSPENDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misspend13
- impends12
- missends11
- mispens11
- impend11
- dimness10
- missend10
- mispen10
- imped10
- deisms9
- denims9
- dismes9
- missed9
- pissed9
- sniped9
- spends9
- spined9
- simps9
- misses8
- pisses8
- seisms8
- sepsis8
- snipes8
- speiss8
- spines8
- deism8
- denim8
- dimes8
- disme8
- mends8
- minds8
- mined8
- pedis8
- pends8
- pined8
- siped8
- spend8
- spied8
- imps8
- mips8
- simp8
- disses7
- miens7
- mines7
- mises7
- peins7
- penis7
- pines7
- seism7
- semis7
- sipes7
- snipe7
- snips7
- spies7
- spine7
- spins7
- deps7
- dime7
- dims7
- dips7
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