1,250 Words Starting With MIS
The prefix MIS appears in 1,250 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 230 entries. Average word length: 9.8 letters.
M is a powerhouse starter: man, make, more, most, many. The prefixes mis- and multi- expand it further. Latin borrowings (magnitude, mechanism) add scholarly depth.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with MIS: MISCHARACTERIZE (33 pts), MISEMPHASIZING (33 pts), MISEMPHASIZED (32 pts), MISEMPHASIZES (31 pts), MISVOCALIZATION (31 pts). The shortest is MIS (3 letters) and the longest is MISAPPLICATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ORBIT.
Notable words: MISE — the issue in a writ of right [n].; MISDO — to do wrongly [v].; MISACT — to act badly [v].; MISACTS — to act badly [v]. Browse words starting with HEX for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with MIS?
MISCHARACTERIZE scores 33 points. Runner-up: MISEMPHASIZING at 33 points. See words ending in ORDER for more high-value options.
How many words start with MIS?
Our dictionary has 1,250 words that start with MIS. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (230).
What is the shortest word that starts with MIS?
MIS at just 3 letters. It means: the third note of the musical scale [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
MIS
Four-Letter Words (4)
MISEMISOMISSMIST
Five-Letter Words (7)
MISDOMISERMISESMISOSMISSYMISTSMISTY
Six-Letter Words (32)
MISACTMISADDMISAIMMISATEMISCUEMISCUTMISDIDMISEATMISERSMISERYMISFEDMISFITMISHAPMISHITMISKALMISLAYMISLEDMISLIEMISLITMISMETMISPENMISSALMISSAYMISSEDMISSELMISSESMISSETMISSISMISSUSMISTEDMISTERMISUSE
Seven-Letter Words (114)
MISACTSMISADDSMISAIMSMISALLYMISAVERMISBIASMISBILLMISBINDMISCALLMISCASTMISCITEMISCODEMISCOINMISCOOKMISCOPYMISCUEDMISCUESMISCUTSMISDATEMISDEALMISDEEDMISDEEMMISDIALMISDOERMISDOESMISDONEMISDRAWMISDREWMISEASEMISEATSMISEDITMISERLYMISFEEDMISFILEMISFIREMISFITSMISFORMMISGAVEMISGIVEMISGREWMISGROWMISHAPSMISHEARMISHITSMISJOINMISKALSMISKEEPMISKEPTMISKICKMISKNEWMISKNOWMISLAIDMISLAINMISLAYSMISLEADMISLIESMISLIKEMISLIVEMISMADEMISMAKEMISMARKMISMATEMISMEETMISMOVEMISNAMEMISPAGEMISPARTMISPENSMISPLANMISPLAYMISPLEDMISRATEMISREADMISRELYMISRULEMISSAIDMISSALSMISSAYSMISSEATMISSELSMISSENDMISSENTMISSETSMISSHODMISSIESMISSILEMISSINGMISSIONMISSIVEMISSORTMISSOUTMISSTEPMISSTOPMISSUITMISTAKEMISTBOWMISTENDMISTERMMISTERSMISTEUK
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Eight-Letter Words (216)
MISACTEDMISADAPTMISADDEDMISAGENTMISAIMEDMISALIGNMISALLOTMISALTERMISANDRYMISAPPLYMISASSAYMISATONEMISAVERSMISAWARDMISBEGANMISBEGINMISBEGOTMISBEGUNMISBILLSMISBINDSMISBOUNDMISBRANDMISBUILDMISBUILTMISCALLSMISCARRYMISCASTSMISCHIEFMISCHOSEMISCIBLEMISCITEDMISCITESMISCLAIMMISCLASSMISCODEDMISCODESMISCOINSMISCOLORMISCOOKSMISCOUNTMISCUINGMISDATEDMISDATESMISDEALSMISDEALTMISDEEDSMISDEEMSMISDIALSMISDOERSMISDOINGMISDOUBTMISDRAWNMISDRAWSMISDRIVEMISDROVEMISEASESMISEATENMISEDITSMISENROLMISENTERMISENTRYMISEREREMISERIESMISEVENTMISFAITHMISFEEDSMISFIELDMISFILEDMISFILESMISFIREDMISFIRESMISFOCUSMISFORMSMISFRAMEMISGAUGEMISGIVENMISGIVESMISGRADEMISGRAFTMISGROWNMISGROWSMISGUESSMISGUIDEMISHEARDMISHEARSMISHMASHMISHMOSHMISINFERMISINTERMISJOINSMISJUDGEMISKEEPSMISKICKSMISKNOWNMISKNOWSMISLABELMISLABORMISLAYERMISLEADSMISLEARN
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Nine-Letter Words (230)
MISACTINGMISADAPTSMISADDINGMISADJUSTMISADVICEMISADVISEMISAGENTSMISAIMINGMISALIGNSMISALLIEDMISALLIESMISALLOTSMISALTERSMISASSAYSMISASSIGNMISATONEDMISATONESMISAWARDSMISBECAMEMISBECOMEMISBEGINSMISBEHAVEMISBELIEFMISBIASEDMISBIASESMISBILLEDMISBRANDSMISBUILDSMISBUTTONMISCALLEDMISCALLERMISCHANCEMISCHARGEMISCHIEFSMISCHOICEMISCHOOSEMISCHOSENMISCITINGMISCLAIMSMISCODINGMISCOINEDMISCOLORSMISCOOKEDMISCOPIEDMISCOPIESMISCOUNTSMISCREANTMISCREATEMISDATINGMISDEALERMISDEEMEDMISDEFINEMISDIALEDMISDIRECTMISDIVIDEMISDOINGSMISDOUBTSMISDRIVENMISDRIVESMISEATINGMISEDITEDMISEMPLOYMISENROLLMISENROLSMISENTERSMISERABLEMISERABLYMISERERESMISESTEEMMISEVENTSMISFAITHSMISFEASORMISFIELDSMISFILINGMISFIRINGMISFITTEDMISFORMEDMISFRAMEDMISFRAMESMISGAUGEDMISGAUGESMISGIVINGMISGOVERNMISGRADEDMISGRADESMISGRAFTSMISGUIDEDMISGUIDERMISGUIDESMISHANDLEMISHANTERMISHEGAASMISHEGOSSMISINFERSMISINFORMMISINTERSMISJOINEDMISJUDGEDMISJUDGESMISKICKED
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Ten-Letter Words (225)
MISADAPTEDMISADDRESSMISADJUSTSMISADVICESMISADVISEDMISADVISESMISALIGNEDMISALLYINGMISALTEREDMISANDRIESMISAPPLIEDMISAPPLIESMISASSAYEDMISASSIGNSMISATONINGMISAVERREDMISAWARDEDMISBALANCEMISBECOMESMISBEHAVEDMISBEHAVERMISBEHAVESMISBELIEFSMISBELIEVEMISBIASINGMISBIASSEDMISBIASSESMISBILLINGMISBINDINGMISBRANDEDMISBUTTONSMISCALLERSMISCALLINGMISCAPTIONMISCARRIEDMISCARRIESMISCASTINGMISCATALOGMISCELLANYMISCHANCESMISCHANNELMISCHARGEDMISCHARGESMISCHOICESMISCHOOSESMISCLAIMEDMISCLASSEDMISCLASSESMISCOININGMISCOLOREDMISCOMPUTEMISCONDUCTMISCONNECTMISCOOKINGMISCOPYINGMISCOUNTEDMISCREANTSMISCREATEDMISCREATESMISCUTTINGMISDEALERSMISDEALINGMISDEEMINGMISDEFINEDMISDEFINESMISDEVELOPMISDIALINGMISDIALLEDMISDIRECTSMISDIVIDEDMISDIVIDESMISDOUBTEDMISDRAWINGMISDRIVINGMISEDITINGMISEDUCATEMISEMPLOYSMISENROLLSMISENTEREDMISENTRIESMISERABLESMISERICORDMISESTEEMSMISFEASORSMISFEEDINGMISFIELDEDMISFITTINGMISFOCUSEDMISFOCUSESMISFORMINGMISFORTUNEMISFRAMINGMISGAUGINGMISGIVINGSMISGOVERNSMISGRADINGMISGRAFTEDMISGROWINGMISGUESSEDMISGUESSES
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Eleven-Letter Words (162)
MISADAPTINGMISADJUSTEDMISADVISINGMISALIGNINGMISALLIANCEMISALLOCATEMISALLOTTEDMISALTERINGMISANALYSESMISANALYSISMISANTHROPEMISANTHROPYMISAPPLYINGMISASSAYINGMISASSEMBLEMISASSIGNEDMISAVERRINGMISAWARDINGMISBALANCEDMISBALANCESMISBECOMINGMISBEGOTTENMISBEHAVERSMISBEHAVINGMISBEHAVIORMISBELIEVEDMISBELIEVERMISBELIEVESMISBIASSINGMISBRANDINGMISBUILDINGMISBUTTONEDMISCAPTIONSMISCARRIAGEMISCARRYINGMISCATALOGSMISCELLANEAMISCHANNELSMISCHARGINGMISCHIEVOUSMISCHOOSINGMISCIBILITYMISCITATIONMISCLAIMINGMISCLASSIFYMISCLASSINGMISCOLORINGMISCOMPUTEDMISCOMPUTESMISCONCEIVEMISCONDUCTSMISCONNECTSMISCONSTRUEMISCOUNTINGMISCREATINGMISCREATIONMISDEFININGMISDEMEANORMISDESCRIBEMISDEVELOPSMISDIAGNOSEMISDIALLINGMISDIRECTEDMISDIVIDINGMISDIVISIONMISDOUBTINGMISEDUCATEDMISEDUCATESMISEMPHASESMISEMPHASISMISEMPLOYEDMISENROLLEDMISENTERINGMISERICORDEMISERICORDSMISERLINESSMISESTEEMEDMISESTIMATEMISEVALUATEMISFEASANCEMISFIELDINGMISFOCUSINGMISFOCUSSEDMISFOCUSSESMISFORTUNESMISFUNCTIONMISGOVERNEDMISGRAFTINGMISGUESSINGMISGUIDANCEMISGUIDEDLYMISHANDLINGMISIDENTIFYMISINFERREDMISINFORMEDMISINTERREDMISJOINDERSMISJUDGMENTMISLABELINGMISLABELLED
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Twelve-Letter Words (105)
MISADDRESSEDMISADDRESSESMISADJUSTINGMISADVENTUREMISALIGNMENTMISALLIANCESMISALLOCATEDMISALLOCATESMISALLOTTINGMISANTHROPESMISANTHROPICMISAPPRAISALMISAPPREHENDMISASSEMBLEDMISASSEMBLESMISASSIGNINGMISATTRIBUTEMISBALANCINGMISBEGINNINGMISBEHAVIORSMISBELIEVERSMISBELIEVINGMISBUTTONINGMISCALCULATEMISCAPTIONEDMISCARRIAGESMISCATALOGEDMISCELLANIESMISCELLANISTMISCHANNELEDMISCITATIONSMISCOMPUTINGMISCONCEIVEDMISCONCEIVERMISCONCEIVESMISCONDUCTEDMISCONNECTEDMISCONSTRUEDMISCONSTRUESMISCREATIONSMISDEMEANANTMISDEMEANORSMISDESCRIBEDMISDESCRIBESMISDEVELOPEDMISDIAGNOSEDMISDIAGNOSESMISDIAGNOSISMISDIRECTINGMISDIRECTIONMISDIVISIONSMISEDUCATINGMISEDUCATIONMISEMPHASIZEMISEMPLOYINGMISENROLLINGMISERICORDESMISESTEEMINGMISESTIMATEDMISESTIMATESMISEVALUATEDMISEVALUATESMISFEASANCESMISFOCUSSINGMISFUNCTIONSMISGOVERNINGMISGUIDANCESMISINFERRINGMISINFORMINGMISINTERPRETMISINTERRINGMISJUDGMENTSMISKNOWLEDGEMISLABELLINGMISLEADINGLYMISLOCATIONSMISMARRIAGESMISNUMBERINGMISOGYNISTICMISORIENTINGMISPACKAGINGMISPERCEIVEDMISPERCEIVESMISPLACEMENTMISPOSITIONSMISPROGRAMEDMISPRONOUNCEMISQUOTATIONMISRECKONINGMISRECORDINGMISREFERENCEMISREFERRINGMISREGISTERSMISREMEMBERSMISRENDERINGMISREPORTINGMISREPRESENTMISSIOLOGIESMISSIONARIESMISSIONIZERS
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Thirteen-Letter Words (78)
MISADDRESSINGMISADVENTURESMISALIGNMENTSMISALLOCATINGMISALLOCATIONMISANTHROPIESMISAPPRAISALSMISAPPREHENDSMISARTICULATEMISASSEMBLINGMISASSUMPTIONMISATTRIBUTEDMISATTRIBUTESMISCALCULATEDMISCALCULATESMISCAPTIONINGMISCATALOGINGMISCEGENATIONMISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANISTSMISCHANNELINGMISCHANNELLEDMISCHIEVOUSLYMISCIBILITIESMISCLASSIFIEDMISCLASSIFIESMISCONCEIVERSMISCONCEIVINGMISCONCEPTIONMISCONDUCTINGMISCONNECTINGMISCONNECTIONMISCONSTRUINGMISDEMEANANTSMISDESCRIBINGMISDEVELOPINGMISDIAGNOSINGMISDIRECTIONSMISEDUCATIONSMISEMPHASIZEDMISEMPHASIZESMISEMPLOYMENTMISERABLENESSMISERLINESSESMISESTIMATINGMISESTIMATIONMISEVALUATINGMISEVALUATIONMISFUNCTIONEDMISGOVERNMENTMISGUIDEDNESSMISIDENTIFIEDMISIDENTIFIESMISIMPRESSIONMISINTERPRETSMISKNOWLEDGESMISMANAGEMENTMISPERCEIVINGMISPERCEPTIONMISPLACEMENTSMISPOSITIONEDMISPROGRAMINGMISPROGRAMMEDMISPRONOUNCEDMISPRONOUNCESMISQUOTATIONSMISREFERENCESMISREGISTEREDMISREMEMBEREDMISREPRESENTSMISSTATEMENTSMISTRANSCRIBEMISTRANSLATEDMISTRANSLATESMISTREATMENTSMISTRUSTFULLYMISUNDERSTANDMISUNDERSTOOD
Fourteen-Letter Words (45)
MISALLOCATIONSMISAPPLICATIONMISAPPREHENDEDMISAPPROPRIATEMISARTICULATEDMISARTICULATESMISASSUMPTIONSMISATTRIBUTINGMISATTRIBUTIONMISCALCULATINGMISCALCULATIONMISCEGENATIONSMISCHANNELLINGMISCLASSIFYINGMISCOMPUTATIONMISCONCEPTIONSMISCONNECTIONSMISCORRELATIONMISDESCRIPTIONMISEMPHASIZINGMISEMPLOYMENTSMISESTIMATIONSMISEVALUATIONSMISFUNCTIONINGMISGOVERNMENTSMISIDENTIFYINGMISIMPRESSIONSMISINFORMATIONMISINTERPRETEDMISMANAGEMENTSMISORIENTATIONMISPERCEPTIONSMISPOSITIONINGMISPROGRAMMINGMISPRONOUNCINGMISREGISTERINGMISREMEMBERINGMISREPRESENTEDMISSIONIZATIONMISTRANSCRIBEDMISTRANSCRIBESMISTRANSLATINGMISTRANSLATIONMISUNDERSTANDSMISUTILIZATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (31)
MISAPPLICATIONSMISAPPREHENDINGMISAPPREHENSIONMISAPPROPRIATEDMISAPPROPRIATESMISARTICULATINGMISATTRIBUTIONSMISCALCULATIONSMISCEGENATIONALMISCELLANEOUSLYMISCHARACTERIZEMISCHIEVOUSNESSMISCOMPUTATIONSMISCONSTRUCTIONMISCORRELATIONSMISDESCRIPTIONSMISDISTRIBUTIONMISERABLENESSESMISGUIDEDNESSESMISINFORMATIONSMISINTERPRETINGMISORIENTATIONSMISRECOLLECTIONMISREGISTRATIONMISREPRESENTINGMISSIONIZATIONSMISTRANSCRIBINGMISTRANSLATIONSMISTRUSTFULNESSMISUTILIZATIONSMISVOCALIZATION