How many words start with MIS?

This page lists 1196 words starting with MIS, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With MIS

All 1196 words in our dictionary that begin with MIS, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

1196 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

mischaracterize33 misemphasizing33 misemphasized32 misemphasizes31 misvocalization31 misemphasize30 misapprehending26 mischievously26 missionizations26 misutilizations26 misapprehended25 mischievousness25 misclassifying25 misemployments25 misjudgments25 missionization25 misutilization25 misapprehension24 misappropriated24 misemployment24 misidentifying24 misjudgment24 misknowledges24 mispackaging24 misprizing24 misprogramming24 misquotations24 missionizing24 misadjusting23 misapplications23 misapprehends23 misappropriates23 miscomputations23 misconceiving23 miskicking23 misknowledge23 mispackaged23 misperceiving23 misprized23 misprogrammed23 misquotation23 misremembering23 missionized23 missionizers23 misadjusted22 misapplication22 misapprehend22 misappropriate22 misbehaving22 misbehaviors22 miscellaneously22 mischannelling22 miscomputation22 misconceived22 misconceivers22 misconceptions22 misdescriptions22 misdeveloping22 misemploying22 misfunctioning22 misgovernments22 misinformations22 misjudging22 miskicked22 mispackages22 misperceived22 misperceptions22 misprizes22 misquoting22 misremembered22 missionizer22 missionizes22 mistranscribing22 misanthropic21 misanthropy21 misapplying21 misbehaved21 misbehavers21 misbehavior21 miscalculating21 miscalculations21 mischanneling21 mischannelled21 mischievous21 misclassified21 misclassify21 miscomputing21 misconceiver21 misconceives21 misconception21 misconducting21 misconstruction21 misdescribing21 misdescription21 misdeveloped21 misemployed21 misfunctioned21 misgovernment21 misinformation21 misjoinders21 misjudged21 mismanagements21 mismatching21 mismeasurements21 mispackage21 mispatching21 misperceives21 misperception21 misplacements21 misprize21 misprograming21 mispronouncing21 misquoted21 misreckoning21 misrecollection21 misshapenly21 missionize21 misthinking21 mistranscribed21 mistrustfully21 misadjusts20 misanthropies20 misarticulating20 misassembling20 misassumptions20 misbecoming20 misbehaver20 misbehaves20 misbelieving20 miscalculated20 miscalculation20 miscaptioning20 miscegenational20 mischanneled20 mischarging20 miscibility20 misclassifies20 miscomputed20 misconceive20 misconducted20 misconnecting20 misconnections20 miscopying20 misdescribed20 misdistribution20 misemphases20 misemphasis20 misfocussing20 misguidednesses20 mishmashes20 mishmoshes20 misidentified20 misidentify20 misimpressions20 misinforming20 misinterpreting20 misjoinder20 misjoining20 misjudges20 miskicks20 misknowing20 mismanagement20 mismatched20 mismeasurement20 misogynistic20 mispatched20 misperceive20 misplacement20 misprogramed20 mispronounced20 misquotes20 misreckoned20 misreferences20 misremembers20 misrepresenting20 misspeaking20 misthrowing20 mistranscribes20 mistrustfulness20 misadjust19 misadventures19 misanthropes19 misappraisals19 misarticulated19 misassembled19 misassumption19 misattributing19 misattributions19 misbalancing19 misbehave19 misbelieved19 misbelievers19 miscalculates19 miscaptioned19 miscarrying19 miscataloging19 miscegenations19 mischances19 mischarged19 mischiefs19 mischoices19 miscibilities19 miscomputes19 misconnected19 misconnection19 miscooking19 miscorrelations19 misdescribes19 misdevelops19 misemploys19 miserablenesses19 misevaluating19 misevaluations19 misfeasances19 misfocusing19 misfocussed19 misfunctions19 misgoverning19 misguidedly19 misidentifies19 misimpression19 misinformed19 misinterpreted19 misjoined19 misjudge19 miskeeping19 miskick19 misleadingly19 mismarking19 mismatches19 mispatches19 mispositioning19 mispronounces19 misquote19 misreference19 misremember19 misrepresented19 misstricken19 mistakenly19 misteaching19 misthought19 mistouching19 mistranscribe19 misyoking19 misaddressing18 misadventure18 misadvising18 misalignments18 misallocating18 misallocations18 misanthrope18 misappraisal18 misarticulates18 misassembles18 misattributed18 misattribution18 misawarding18 misbalanced18 misbecomes18 misbeginning18 misbeliever18 misbelieves18 miscalculate18 miscataloged18 miscegenation18 mischance18 mischannels18 mischarges18 mischief18 mischoice18 misclaiming18 miscompute18 misconducts18 misconstruing18 miscooked18 miscorrelation18 misdefining18 misdemeanants18 misdescribe18 misdevelop18 misdiagnosing18 misdirecting18 misdirections18 misdivisions18 miseducating18 miseducations18 misemploy18 misestimating18 misestimations18 misevaluated18 misevaluation18 misfeasance18 misfielding18 misfocused18 misfocusses18 misforming18 misframing18 misfunction18 misgoverned18 misgrafting18 misguidances18 misguidedness18 mishandling18 mishmash18 mishmosh18 misinferring18 mislighting18 mismaking18 mismarked18 misplaying18 mispositioned18 misprograms18 mispronounce18 misreckons18 misrecording18 misreferring18 misregistering18 misregistration18 misshaping18 misstopping18 misstriking18 mistakable18 misthinks18 mistouched18 misunderstands18 misyoked18 misadapting17 misaddressed17 misadvised17 misalignment17 misallocated17 misallocation17 misapplied17 misapply17 misarticulate17 misassaying17 misassemble17 misattributes17 misaverring17 misawarded17 misbalances17 misbecame17 misbecome17 misbeliefs17 misbelieve17 misbranding17 misbuilding17 misbuttoning17 miscaptions17 miscarriages17 miscellaneous17 miscellanists17 miscellany17 mischannel17 mischarge17 misclaimed17 misconduct17 misconnects17 misconstrued17 misdefined17 misdemeanant17 misdemeanors17 misdiagnosed17 misdirected17 misdirection17 misdivision17 misdoubting17 misdrawing17 misdriving17 miseducated17 miseducation17 miserableness17 misericordes17 misesteeming17 misestimated17 misestimation17 misevaluates17 misfaiths17 misfielded17 misfocuses17 misformed17 misframed17 misgivings17 misgrafted17 misgrowing17 misguidance17 mishandled17 misinferred17 misinforms17 misinterprets17 misjoins17 misknown17 misknows17 mislabelling17 mislighted17 mismanaging17 mismarriages17 mismatch17 mismoving17 misogynic17 misogynists17 misogyny17 misorientations17 mispatch17 misplacing17 misplayed17 mispleading17 mispricing17 misprogram17 misreckon17 misrecorded17 misreferred17 misregistered17 misreporting17 misrepresents17 misshaped17 misspacing17 misspeaks17 misspellings17 misspending17 misspoken17 misstatements17 misstopped17 misstruck17 misteaches17 misthink17 misthrown17 misthrows17 mistouches17 mistranslating17 mistranslations17 mistreatments17 mistrysting17 mistyping17 misunderstand17 misunderstood17 miswording17 misyokes17 misadapted16 misaddresses16 misadvises16 misalliances16 misallocates16 misallying16 misanalyses16 misanalysis16 misapplies16 misassayed16 misattribute16 misaverred16 misbalance16 misbegotten16 misbelief16 misbiassing16 misbinding16 misbranded16 misbuttoned16 miscaption16 miscarriage16 miscatalogs16 miscellanies16 miscellanist16 miscitations16 misclassing16 miscoloring16 misconnect16 misconstrues16 miscooks16 miscopied16 miscopy16 miscounting16 miscreating16 miscreations16 misdeeming16 misdefines16 misdemeanor16 misdiagnoses16 misdiagnosis16 misdoubted16 miseducates16 miserably16 misericorde16 misericords16 misesteemed16 misestimates16 misevaluate16 misfaith16 misfitting16 misfortunes16 misframes16 misgiving16 misgoverns16 mishandles16 mishearing16 mishitting16 misinform16 misinterpret16 misjoin16 miskeeps16 misknew16 misknow16 mislabeling16 mislabelled16 mislaboring16 misliking16 mislocating16 mislocations16 mismakes16 mismanaged16 mismarks16 mismarriage16 mismoved16 misogamists16 misogamy16 misogynies16 misogynist16 misorientation16 mispainting16 misplaced16 misplanning16 misplanting16 mispleaded16 mispointing16 mispositions16 mispriced16 misprinting16 misrelying16 misrendering16 misreported16 misrepresent16 misshapen16 misshapes16 missiology16 misspaced16 misspeak16 misspelling16 misspoke16 misstatement16 misstrikes16 misstyling16 mistaking16 misthrew16 misthrow16 mistranslated16 mistranslation16 mistreatment16 mistrustful16 mistrysted16 mistyped16 misvaluing16 misworded16 miswriting16 misyoke16 misadvise15 misaligning15 misalliance15 misallocate15 misawards15 misbiasing15 misbiassed15 misbilling15 miscalling15 miscarried15 miscarry15 miscasting15 miscatalog15 miscellanea15 miscitation15 misclaims15 misclassed15 miscoding15 miscoining15 miscolored15 misconstrue15 miscook15 miscopies15 miscounted15 miscreated15 miscreation15 miscutting15 misdeemed15 misdefine15 misdiagnose15 misdialling15 misdirects15 misdriven15 misdrives15 miseducate15 misenrolling15 misericord15 miserlinesses15 misestimate15 misfeasors15 misfields15 misfiling15 misfiring15 misfitted15 misfocus15 misforms15 misfortune15 misframe15 misgauging15 misgovern15 misgrading15 misgrafts15 misguessing15 misguiding15 mishandle15 mishanters15 misinterring15 miskeep15 miskept15 mislabeled15 mislabored15 mislaying15 mislights15 misliked15 mislikers15 misliving15 mislocated15 mislocation15 mislodging15 mismake15 mismanages15 mismark15 mismeeting15 mismoves15 misnomered15 misogamies15 misogamist15 misordering15 misorienting15 mispaging15 mispainted15 misparsing15 misparting15 mispenning15 misplaces15 misplanned15 misplanted15 misplays15 mispointed15 mispoising15 misposition15 misprices15 misprinted15 misprisions15 misrecords15 misregisters15 misrendered15 missaying15 misshape15 missiologies15 missionary15 missounding15 misspaces15 misspelled15 misstrike15 misstyled15 mistakers15 mistaught15 mistbows15 misteach15 misterming15 mistouch15 mistracing15 mistranslates15 mistypes15 misvalued15 miswritten15 misacting14 misadapts14 misadding14 misaddress14 misaiming14 misaligned14 misaltering14 misandry14 misassays14 misaward14 misbegins14 misbiased14 misbiasses14 misbilled14 misbrands14 misbuilds14 misbuttons14 miscalled14 miscarries14 miscible14 misciting14 misclaim14 misclasses14 miscoded14 miscoined14 miscreants14 miscreates14 misdealing14 misdialing14 misdialled14 misdirect14 misdoubts14 misdrawn14 misdraws14 misdrive14 misdrove14 misediting14 misenrolled14 misentering14 miserables14 misesteems14 misevents14 misfeasor14 misfield14 misfiled14 misfired14 misform14 misgauged14 misgiven14 misgives14 misgraded14 misgraft14 misgrown14 misgrows14 misguessed14 misguided14 misguiders14 mishanter14 mishaps14 misheard14 misinfers14 misinterred14 mislayers14 misleading14 mislearning14 mislight14 misliker14 mislikes14 mislived14 mislocates14 mislodged14 mislying14 mismanage14 mismating14 mismove14 misnaming14 misology14 misoneisms14 misordered14 misoriented14 mispaged14 misparsed14 misparted14 mispenned14 misplace14 misplay14 mispleads14 mispoised14 misprice14 misprision14 misreading14 misrecord14 misrefers14 misregister14 misrelating14 misreports14 missending14 missileman14 missilemen14 missilery14 missionaries14 missounded14 misspace14 misspends14 misstarting14 missteering14 misstyles14 mistaken14 mistaker14 mistakes14 mistbow14 mistending14 mistermed14 mistiming14 mistraced14 mistraining14 mistranslate14 mistreating14 mistrusting14 mistruths14 mistrysts14 mistutoring14 mistype14 misvalues14 miswords14 miswrites14 misacted13 misadapt13 misadded13 misaimed13 misaltered13 misandries13 misassay13 misatoning13 misavers13 misbegan13 misbegin13 misbegot13 misbegun13 misbiases13 misbinds13 misbound13 misbrand13 misbuild13 misbutton13 miscited13 miscodes13 miscolors13 miscounts13 miscreant13 miscreate13 miscuing13 misdating13 misdeems13 misdialed13 misdoings13 misdoubt13 misdraw13 misdrew13 misedited13 misentered13 misentry13 miserable13 miserliness13 misesteem13 misevent13 misfiles13 misfires13 misgauges13 misgave13 misgive13 misgrades13 misgrew13 misgrow13 misguesses13 misguider13 misguides13 mishap13 mishears13 misinfer13 miskals13 mislabels13 mislabors13 mislayer13 misleaders13 mislearned13 mislike13 mislives13 mislocate13 mislodges13 mismated13 misnamed13 misnomers13 misologies13 misoneism13 mispages13 mispaints13 misparses13 misplants13 misplead13 mispoints13 mispoises13 misprints13 misraising13 misrefer13 misrelated13 misrenders13 misreport13 misrouting13 misseating13 missetting13 misshod13 missileries13 missilry13 missioning13 missives13 missorting13 misspells13 misspend13 misstarted13 misstating13 missteered13 misstyle13 missuiting13 mistake13 mistended13 misteuk13 mistimed13 mistinesses13 mistitling13 mistook13 mistraces13 mistrained13 mistreated13 mistrusted13 mistruth13 mistryst13 mistutored13 misvalue13 misword13 miswrite13 miswrote13 misagents12 misaligns12 misallied12 misally12 misatoned12 misaver12 misbills12 misbind12 misbuilt12 miscalls12 miscasts12 miscites12 misclass12 miscode12 miscoins12 miscolor12 miscount12 miscued12 misdated12 misdeeds12 misdeem12 misdoing12 miseating12 misenrolls12 misentries12 miserly12 misfile12 misfire12 misfits12 misgauge12 misgrade12 misguide12 mishear12 mishits12 miskal12 mislabel12 mislabor12 mislays12 misleader12 misleared12 mislive12 mislodge12 mismade12 mismates12 mismeets12 misnames12 misnomer12 misorders12 misorients12 mispage12 mispaint12 misparse12 misparts12 misplans12 misplant12 mispled12 mispoint12 mispoise12 misprint12 misraised12 misrating12 misrelates12 misrelied12 misrely12 misrender12 misrouted12 misruling12 missable12 missays12 misseated12 missileers12 missilries12 missioned12 missioners12 missive12 missorted12 missounds12 misspell12 misspelt12 misspent12 misstated12 missteps12 misstops12 missuited12 misterms12 mistily12 mistimes12 mistitled12 mistletoes12 mistrace12 mistresses12 mistuning12 misusages12 miswrit12 misacts11 misadds11 misagent11 misaims11 misalign11 misallies11 misalters11 misatones11 misbias11 misbill11 miscall11 miscast11 miscite11 miscoin11 miscues11 miscuts11 misdates11 misdeals11 misdealt11 misdeed11 misdials11 misdoers11 misedits11 misenroll11 misenrols11 misenters11 misereres11 misery11 misfit11 misguess11 mishit11 misinters11 mislay11 misleads11 mislearns11 mislearnt11 mismate11 mismeet11 misname11 misorder11 misorient11 mispart11 mispens11 misplan11 misraises11 misrated11 misreads11 misrelate11 misrelies11 misroutes11 misruled11 missay11 missends11 missenses11 missileer11 missioner11 missound11 misstarts11 misstates11 missteers11 misstep11 misstop11 mistends11 misterm11 mistime11 mistiness11 mistitles11 mistletoe11 mistrains11 mistreats11 mistrials11 mistrusts11 mistuned11 mistutors11 misunions11 misusage11 misusing11 misact10 misadd10 misaim10 misalter10 misatone10 miscue10 miscut10 misdate10 misdeal10 misdial10 misdid10 misdoer10 misdoes10 misdone10 miseases10 miseaten10 misedit10 misenrol10 misenter10 miserere10 miseries10 misinter10 mislaid10 mislead10 mislearn10 mismet10 mispen10 misraise10 misrates10 misread10 misroute10 misrules10 missaid10 misseats10 missend10 missense10 missiles10 missing10 missions10 missises10 missorts10 missouts10 misstart10 misstate10 missteer10 missuits10 missuses10 missy10 mistend10 mistiest10 misting10 mistitle10 mistrain10 mistrals10 mistreat10 mistress10 mistrial10 mistrust10 mistunes10 mistutor10 misty10 misunion10 misused10 misusers10 misease9 miseats9 mislain9 misled9 mislies9 misrate9 misrule9 missals9 misseat9 missed9 missels9 missent9 missets9 missies9 missile9 mission9 missort9 missout9 missuit9 misted9 misters9 mistier9 mistral9 mistune9 misuser9 misuses9 misate8 misdo8 miseat8 misers8 mislie8 mislit8 missal8 missel8 misses8 misset8 missis8 missus8 mister8 misuse8 miser7 mises7 misos7 mists7 mise6 miso6 miss6 mist6 mis5

Playing words that start with MIS

Leading with MIS lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 1196 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (212 entries). Wordle players have 7 five-letter options, and there are 113 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is MISCHARACTERIZE at 33 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are MISCHARACTERIZE (33), MISEMPHASIZING (33), MISEMPHASIZED (32), MISEMPHASIZES (31), MISVOCALIZATION (31). The longest entry is MISAPPLICATIONS at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 15 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are I, M and S, which appear in 1196, 1196 and 1196 of the words respectively.

Three easy picks from this list

MISATE is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
MISEAT earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing MISERS across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Round out your set with MISLIE (8), MISLIT (8), MISSAL (8), MISSEL (8), MISSES (8) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through MIS

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the MIS pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell MIS plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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Narrow it down

Combine a starting letter with a length or pattern in the Word Finder for exact matches.