Unscramble MISPLACES and you have 300 words, MISPLACES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MISPLACES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
5 of 33 7-letter words in MISPLACES tie at 13 points; none scores more. SPECIAL and SAMPLES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MISPLACES, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. SIMPLE, SAMPLE and PLACES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from MISPLACES; 4 of them share the top score of 11. PLACE, CLAIM and CLIPS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with MISPLACES letters, CAMP leads with 10 points, then ACME and AMPS on 8. CASE, PICS and CAME are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MISPLACES, 12 score 7 points, the group's best. MAP, ICE and SEC are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MISPLACES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
MISPLACES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MISPLACES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISPLACES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 300) | 242 | 300 | 229 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: CAMPLES, SCAMPIS, SPASMIC, CAMPLE, PESSIMAL, LIMACES, MASCLES, MESPILS, PALMIES, PESSIMA, SCAMELS, APISMS and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: MAPLESS, PLICAS, CAMIS, EMICS, CAMI, EMAILS, MICS, MIPS, SPAM, MIC, CALS, CAL and 1 more.
These 4 words take every letter of MISPLACES plus a single extra one.