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MISUSE

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What MISUSE Means

  1. verb: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly“The words are misapplied in this context”
  2. verb: change the inherent purpose or function of something“Don't abuse the system”
  3. noun: improper or excessive use“alcohol abuse”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MISUSE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 S1 U1 S1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In MISUSE

47 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (6)

4 letter words (15)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (9)

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