misspelling

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11

Definition of misspelling

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Incorrect spelling.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Incorrect spelling.
  2. (countable)A misspelled word.
    “Accomodation is a common misspelling of accommodation.”
    “My own Chinese name might conceivably be written in no fewer than four different ways in Unicode: 井作恆, 井作恒, 丼作恆, and 丼作恒. I would personally consider all but the first misspellings, just as I would the spelling of my English name as Jon Jenkins or John Jenkyns.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of misspell

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Etymology

From mis- + spelling.

Words you can make from misspelling

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9-letter words

2 words

8-letter words

17 words

7-letter words

47 words

6-letter words

55 words

5-letter words

76 words

4-letter words

2 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to misspelling to make another valid word.

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