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Misfires

m 3i 1s 1f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of misfire

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does misfires mean?

noun

  1. an explosion that fails to occur

    Synonymsdud

  2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

    Synonymsmiss

verb

  1. fail to fire or detonate

    “The guns misfired”

Definitions shown for misfire, the base form of misfires.

Is MISFIRES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is MISFIRES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
m 3i 1s 1f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
m 4i 1s 1f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
m 3i 1s 1f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
m 3i 1s 1f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in MISFIRES

Words that end like MISFIRES

Common words that share the ending -IRES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

desiresinspiresexpiresretiresbonfiresvampiresadmiresaspiresattiresbackfiresconspiresempiresperspiresquagmiressapphiressatiresumpireswildfirestranspiresfireshirestireswiresspires
All words ending in -IRES

Misfires: quick answers

Is MISFIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MISFIRES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MISFIRES worth?
MISFIRES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does misfires mean?
misfires is the plural and third-person singular form of misfire, which means “an explosion that fails to occur”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MISFIRES?
You can make 125 shorter words from MISFIRES, such as MISFIRE, FERMIS, FERMI, FERMS. See the full list.