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Is mislead a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mislead is a Scrabble US word. The word mislead is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3I1S1L1E1A1D2

Is mislead a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mislead is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3I1S1L1E1A1D2

Is mislead a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mislead is a Words With Friends word. The word mislead is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1S1L2E1A1D2

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7-letter words (4 found)

MAELIDS,MEDIALS,MISDEAL,MISLEAD,

6-letter words (24 found)

AISLED,AMIDES,DAMSEL,DEASIL,DISMAL,ELIADS,EMAILS,IDEALS,LADIES,LAMEDS,MAELID,MAILED,MAILES,MEDALS,MEDIAL,MEDIAS,MESAIL,MESIAD,MESIAL,MISLED,SAILED,SAMIEL,SLIMED,SMILED,

5-letter words (63 found)

AIDES,AILED,AIMED,AISLE,ALMES,AMIDE,AMIDS,AMIES,ASIDE,DALES,DALIS,DAMES,DEALS,DEILS,DEISM,DELIS,DIALS,DIELS,DIMES,DISME,EILDS,ELIAD,EMAIL,IDEAL,IDEAS,IDLES,ISLED,LADES,LAIDS,LAMED,LAMES,LASED,LEADS,LEAMS,LIMAS,LIMED,LIMES,MAIDS,MAILE,MAILS,MAISE,MALES,MALIS,MASED,MEADS,MEALS,MEDAL,MEDIA,MELAS,MELDS,MESAL,MILDS,MILES,SALMI,SAMEL,SIDLE,SIELD,SILED,SLADE,SLAID,SLIDE,SLIME,SMILE,

4-letter words (98 found)

AIDE,AIDS,AILS,AIMS,ALES,ALME,ALMS,AMES,AMID,AMIE,AMIS,DAES,DAIS,DALE,DALI,DALS,DAME,DAMS,DEAL,DEIL,DELI,DELS,DESI,DIAL,DIEL,DIES,DIME,DIMS,DISA,EILD,ELDS,ELMS,IDEA,IDEM,IDES,IDLE,ILEA,ISLE,LADE,LADS,LAID,LAME,LAMS,LASE,LEAD,LEAM,LEAS,LEIS,LIAS,LIDS,LIED,LIES,LIMA,LIME,MADE,MADS,MAES,MAID,MAIL,MALE,MALI,MALS,MASE,MEAD,MEAL,MEDS,MELA,MELD,MELS,MESA,MIDS,MILD,MILE,MILS,MISE,SADE,SADI,SAID,SAIL,SAIM,SALE,SAME,SEAL,SEAM,SEIL,SELD,SEMI,SIAL,SIDA,SIDE,SILD,SILE,SIMA,SLAE,SLAM,SLED,SLID,SLIM,

3-letter words (58 found)

ADS,AID,AIL,AIM,AIS,ALE,ALS,AME,AMI,DAE,DAL,DAM,DAS,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIM,DIS,EAS,EDS,ELD,ELM,ELS,EMS,IDE,IDS,ISM,LAD,LAM,LAS,LEA,LED,LEI,LES,LID,LIE,LIS,MAD,MAE,MAL,MAS,MED,MEL,MES,MID,MIL,MIS,SAD,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAM,SEA,SED,SEI,SEL,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (22 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AM,AS,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,EM,ES,ID,IS,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 270 words from mislead according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mislead

mislead

Etymology

From Middle English misleden, from Old English mislǣdan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijaną (“to mislead”), equivalent to mis- +‎ lead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈliːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) (transitive)

  1. (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
  2. To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
  3. To deceptively trick into something wrong.
    The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
  4. To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

Synonyms

  • (lead in a false direction): forlead, misguide, misinform
  • (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
  • (trick into something wrong): seduce

Antonyms

  • guide, lead, direct

Derived terms

  • misleader
  • misleading (adjective)

Translations

Noun

mislead (countable and uncountable, plural misleads)

  1. A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.
  2. (countable) That which is deceptive or untruthful (e.g. a falsehood, deception, untruth, or ruse).

References

  • “mislead”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “mislead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • elasmid, m'ladies, medial s, medials, misdeal, smailed

Source: wiktionary.org