What MISUSES Means
MISUSES is a form of MISUSE, which means:
- verb: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly“The words are misapplied in this context”
- verb: change the inherent purpose or function of something“Don't abuse the system”
- noun: improper or excessive use“alcohol abuse”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
MISUSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 S1 U1 S1 E1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In MISUSES
58 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.
6 letter words (6)
5 letter words (8)
4 letter words (18)
3 letter words (17)
2 letter words (9)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.