misapply
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/
Definition of misapply
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To apply incorrectly; to misuse.
“It may be that the jury in this case have misapplied the rule laid down by this Court, but not in favour of the defendants. I cannot help thinking they might well have held the watercourse to be the true boundary line between the two properties.”
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Etymology
From mis- + apply.
Words you can make from misapply
165 playable · top: PIMPLY (15 pts)
Best play pimply 15 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
32 words- AMPLY 12 pts
- APPLY 12 pts
- IMPLY 12 pts
- LIPPY 12 pts
- PALMY 12 pts
- SAPPY 12 pts
- PIMPS 11 pts
- AMYLS 10 pts
- PALSY 10 pts
- PLAYS 10 pts
- SLIMY 10 pts
- SPLAY 10 pts
- LAMPS 9 pts
- LIMPA 9 pts
- LIMPS 9 pts
- MILPA 9 pts
- PALMS 9 pts
- PALPI 9 pts
- PALPS 9 pts
- PIMAS 9 pts
- PIPAL 9 pts
- PIPAS 9 pts
- PLASM 9 pts
- PSALM 9 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LIMAS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- MAILS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- SALMI 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
4-letter words
61 words- PIPY 11 pts
- PIMP 10 pts
- 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
- APPS 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- LIMP 8 pts
- MAPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PALM 8 pts
- PALP 8 pts
- PAMS 8 pts
- PAPS 8 pts
- PIMA 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- PIPS 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
46 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
- APP 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PIP 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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