misprint
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/
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/ˈmɪspɹɪnt/ · /mɪsˈpɹɪnt/
Definition of misprint
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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An accidental mistake in print.
“Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ”
“There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."”
“Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.”
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noun
-
An accidental mistake in print.
“Near-synonyms: typo; lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ”
“There is a misprint in the first print run: On page 42 where the character yells, "You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing", the dialogue was meant to say, "You're going to catch a cold if you spend all night fishing."”
“Black's last looks like a misprint for the recommended 4...P-KN3. His Pawn moves bring him real trouble.”
verb
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To make a misprint.
“I misprinted his name on the invitation. He's called James, not Jambes.”
“[...] the northbound trains involved are the 8.15 a.m. (not p.m. as misprinted last month) and 10.15 a.m. from Buchanan Street - [...].”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From mis- + print.
Words you can make from misprint
94 playable · top: IMPRINTS (12 pts)
Best play imprints 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
35 words- IMPI 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- MINI 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PITS 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SMIT 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- SPIT 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- TIPI 6 pts
- TIPS 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
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