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Mishandles

m 3i 1s 1h 4a 1n 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of mishandle

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

What does mishandles mean?

verb

  1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

    “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

    Synonymsbotchbodgebumblefumblebotch up

  2. manage badly or incompetently

    “The funds were mismanaged”

    Synonymsmismanagemisconduct

Definitions shown for mishandle, the base form of mishandles.

Is MISHANDLES 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 MISHANDLES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
m 3i 1s 1h 4a 1n 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
m 4i 1s 1h 3a 1n 2d 2l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
m 3i 1s 1h 4a 1n 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
m 3i 1s 1h 3a 1n 1d 2l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in MISHANDLES

Words that end like MISHANDLES

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

manhandlespanhandleshandlescandles
All words ending in -ANDLES

Mishandles: quick answers

Is MISHANDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MISHANDLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MISHANDLES worth?
MISHANDLES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does mishandles mean?
mishandles is the third-person singular form of mishandle, which means “make a mess of, destroy or ruin”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MISHANDLES?
You can make 908 shorter words from MISHANDLES, such as MISHANDLE, DISHELMS, HANDISMS, DISHELM. See the full list.