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MISUSING

8 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What MISUSING Means

MISUSING is a form of MISUSE, which 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”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MISUSING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 S1 U1 S1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In MISUSING

96 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.

7 letter words (4)

6 letter words (2)

5 letter words (17)

4 letter words (32)

3 letter words (29)

2 letter words (12)

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