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
- (uncountable)Incorrect spelling.
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noun
- (uncountable)Incorrect spelling.
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(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
- (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
200+ playable · top: IMPELLING (14 pts)
Best play impelling 14 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
17 words7-letter words
47 words- EMPINGS 12 pts
- GLIMPSE 12 pts
- IMPINGE 12 pts
- IMPINGS 12 pts
- LIMPING 12 pts
- MEGILPS 12 pts
- PIGMIES 12 pts
- IMPLIES 11 pts
- MISPENS 11 pts
- PLENISM 11 pts
- SIMPLES 11 pts
- GIPSIES 10 pts
- LISPING 10 pts
- MELLING 10 pts
- MESSING 10 pts
- MILINGS 10 pts
- MILLING 10 pts
- MINGLES 10 pts
- MISSING 10 pts
- PEISING 10 pts
- PIEINGS 10 pts
- PILINGS 10 pts
- PILLING 10 pts
- PISSING 10 pts
- SLIMING 10 pts
- SLIPING 10 pts
- SMILING 10 pts
- SPILING 10 pts
- LIPLESS 9 pts
- MILLINE 9 pts
- MISLIES 9 pts
- MISSILE 9 pts
- PENSILS 9 pts
- PINLESS 9 pts
- SIMILES 9 pts
- SIMLINS 9 pts
- SIMNELS 9 pts
- SMILIES 9 pts
- SPINELS 9 pts
- SPLENII 9 pts
- SPLINES 9 pts
- GILLIES 8 pts
- SEISING 8 pts
- SELLING 8 pts
- SINGLES 8 pts
- ILLNESS 7 pts
- SILLIES 7 pts
6-letter words
55 words- EMPING 11 pts
- IMPING 11 pts
- MEGILP 11 pts
- IMPELS 10 pts
- MISPEN 10 pts
- SIMPLE 10 pts
- GENIPS 9 pts
- GIMELS 9 pts
- GLIMES 9 pts
- LIMING 9 pts
- MILING 9 pts
- MINGLE 9 pts
- PIEING 9 pts
- PILING 9 pts
- SIPING 9 pts
- IMINES 8 pts
- LIMENS 8 pts
- LIPINS 8 pts
- MILLES 8 pts
- MISLIE 8 pts
- MISSEL 8 pts
- PENSIL 8 pts
- PLISSE 8 pts
- SIMILE 8 pts
- SIMLIN 8 pts
- SIMNEL 8 pts
- SLIMES 8 pts
- SLIPES 8 pts
- SMELLS 8 pts
- SMILES 8 pts
- SNIPES 8 pts
- SPEILS 8 pts
- SPELLS 8 pts
- SPIELS 8 pts
- SPILES 8 pts
- SPILLS 8 pts
- SPINEL 8 pts
- SPINES 8 pts
- SPLINE 8 pts
- GILLIE 7 pts
- GLISSE 7 pts
- GNEISS 7 pts
- INGLES 7 pts
- ISLING 7 pts
- SIGILS 7 pts
- SINGES 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- SLINGS 7 pts
- LILIES 6 pts
- LISLES 6 pts
- NIELLI 6 pts
- NISEIS 6 pts
- SEISIN 6 pts
- SILENI 6 pts
- SNELLS 6 pts
5-letter words
76 words- GIMPS 10 pts
- IMPEL 9 pts
- IMPIS 9 pts
- LIMPS 9 pts
- SIMPS 9 pts
- GENIP 8 pts
- GIMEL 8 pts
- GLIME 8 pts
- GLIMS 8 pts
- PIING 8 pts
- PINGS 8 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- LIMEN 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMNS 7 pts
- LIPIN 7 pts
- LISPS 7 pts
- MELLS 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MILLE 7 pts
- MILLS 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MINIS 7 pts
- MISES 7 pts
- PEINS 7 pts
- PENIS 7 pts
- PILEI 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PILIS 7 pts
- PILLS 7 pts
- PINES 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- SEISM 7 pts
- SEMIS 7 pts
- SIPES 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SLIMS 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SLIPS 7 pts
- SMELL 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- SNIPE 7 pts
- SNIPS 7 pts
- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPELL 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
- SPIES 7 pts
- SPILE 7 pts
- SPILL 7 pts
- SPINE 7 pts
- SPINS 7 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- GILLS 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SIGIL 6 pts
- SIGNS 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SINGS 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISSEI 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
- NILLS 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- SELLS 5 pts
- SILLS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SNELL 5 pts
4-letter words
2 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to misspelling to make another valid word.
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