Words Without MIS
English words that don't use the letters "MIS". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
3,332 words found
13 Letter Words1
10 Letter Words7
9 Letter Words25
8 Letter Words35
7 Letter Words94
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words150
2 Letter Words39
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About These Words
This list holds 3,332 words, running from 2 to 13 letters and averaging 5.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 3 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (445), a (381), r (326), o (298), t (234). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.2 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is EVERYWHERE at 22, followed by EVERYBODY, BACKGROUND and EXPECTED. 473 of them (59%) contain a letter worth four or more. 94 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are UNFORTUNATELY at 13 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, AH and AN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "MIS" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 3,332 words without "MIS". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 3-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words without "MIS" scores highest in Scrabble?+
FAX is the highest scorer at 13 points before board bonuses, ahead of HACK, JOY and BACK. The list averages 6.2 points per word, and 141 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "MIS"?+
The shortest are AD, AH, AN, AT and AW at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words without "MIS"?+
ABLE, ALAN, AREA and AUNT are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "MIS" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 38% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are A, E, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.