409 words come out when you unscramble MISDIRECTING, starting with MISDIRECTING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 18 points: MISCREDITING. METRICISING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MISDIRECTING by length: 2 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 22 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
MISDIRECTING and 1 anagram, MISCREDITING, make up the 12-letter words in MISDIRECTING; each scores 18 points.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with MISDIRECTING letters: METRICISING, 16 points.
Every one of the 3 10-letter words from MISDIRECTING scores 14.
4 of 22 9-letter words you get when you unscramble MISDIRECTING tie at 14 points; none scores more. DIRECTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from MISDIRECTING, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. MINISTER, INDIRECT and RESIDING are the ones most people know.
CRIMING and DIMERIC are the top 7-letter words in MISDIRECTING, 12 points each. CREDITS, INDICES and METRICS will look familiar.
60 6-letter words made with MISDIRECTING letters; 5 of them share the top score of 11. CREDIT, DIRECT and CRIMES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MISDIRECTING are led by DEMIC and MEDIC, 10 points each. CRIME, CITED and CENTS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from MISDIRECTING; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ITEM, MIND and DISC are everyday picks.
MIC scores highest among the 3-letter words in MISDIRECTING at 7 points, ahead of CID and CIG on 6. GET, END and MEN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MISDIRECTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with MI · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
MISDIRECTING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. MISDIRECTING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISDIRECTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 409) | 312 | 409 | 272 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 97 of them: MISCREDITING, METRICISING, DIMERISING, MISCREDIT, MISDIETING, CIMINITES, IRENICISM, CIMINITE, CRIMING, DIRIGISM, MIDGIEST, MISTERING and 85 more. Words With Friends* skips 40 of them: DEMISTING, MINIDISC, CREMINIS, CRIMINIS, CRINGIEST, SIDERITIC, CREMINI, CRIMINE, CRIMINI, CRINGEST, DEMIC, DIGITISE and 28 more.