Words Starting With MIS
Every English word that starts with "MIS". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
28 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words1
11 Letter Words2
10 Letter Words2
9 Letter Words2
8 Letter Words3
7 Letter Words4
6 Letter Words7
5 Letter Words2
4 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 28 words, running from 4 to 15 letters and averaging 8.4 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 7 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are i (28), m (28), s (28), e (20), t (12). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.8 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is MISAPPROPRIATED at 24, followed by MISCHIEVOUS, MISINTERPRETED and MISREPRESENTED. 8 of them (29%) contain a letter worth four or more. 4 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are MISAPPROPRIATED at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 4: MISS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "MIS" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 28 words starting with "MIS". They run from 4 to 15 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 7 of them.
Which of these words starting with "MIS" scores highest in Scrabble?+
MISAPPROPRIATED is the highest scorer at 24 points before board bonuses, ahead of MISCHIEVOUS, MISINTERPRETED and MISREPRESENTED. The list averages 12.8 points per word, and 8 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "MIS"?+
The shortest are MISS at 4 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 starting with "MIS"?+
MISAPPROPRIATED is the longest at 15 letters. 4 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "MIS" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 37% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are I, M, S. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.