misplay
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/mɪsˈpleɪ/
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/mɪsˈpleɪ/ · /ˈmɪspleɪ/
Definition of misplay
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To play incorrectly or poorly.
“I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.”
“If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.”
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verb
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(transitive)To play incorrectly or poorly.
“I misplayed that tennis shot: I should have hit it to her right instead of her left.”
“If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.”
noun
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A wrong play.
“His misplay in the bridge tournament was penalized when it was noted he'd broken the rules.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From mis- + play.
Words you can make from misplay
141 playable · top: LIMPSY (13 pts)
Best play limpsy 13 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
54 words- AMYL 9 pts
- LIMY 9 pts
- MAYS 9 pts
- PALY 9 pts
- PAYS 9 pts
- PILY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PYAS 9 pts
- SPAY 9 pts
- YAMS 9 pts
- YAPS 9 pts
- YIPS 9 pts
- AMPS 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- LIMP 8 pts
- MAPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PALM 8 pts
- PAMS 8 pts
- PIMA 8 pts
- SAMP 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- SPAM 8 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- LAMS 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SIMA 6 pts
- SLAM 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIM 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- MAY 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- AMP 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
2-letter words
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