Definition of misplaced

"misplaced" in the verb sense

1. misplace, mislay

place (something) where one cannot find it again

"I misplaced my eyeglasses"

2. misplace

place or position wrongly put in the wrong position

"misplaced modifiers"

"misplaced" in the adjective sense

1. misplaced

put in the wrong place or position

"She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent"

2. mislaid, misplaced

lost temporarily as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place

"the mislaid hat turned up eventually"

"misplaced tickets"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for misplaced

Dirt has been shrewdly termed "misplaced material." [ Victor Hugo ]

One of the first principles of decorative art is that in all manufactures ornament must hold a place subordinate to that of utility; and when, by its exuberance, ornament interferes with utility, it is misplaced and vulgar. [ G. C. Mason ]

misplaced in Scrabble®

The word misplaced is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters misplaced:

MISPLACED
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

camelid, claimed, clamped, clasped, decamps, decimal, declaim, dimples, icedams, impaled, impales, malices, medical, misdeal, mislead, mispled, palsied, plasmid, psalmed, psalmic, sampled, scalped, scamped, special, spliced

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word misplaced

MISPLACED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In misplaced

MISPLACED
(171)
MISPLACED
(153)
MISPLACED
(114)
CLAMPED
(106 = 56 + 50)
SCAMPED
(106 = 56 + 50)
DECAMPS
(106 = 56 + 50)
MISPLACED
(102)
PSALMIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
CLAMPED
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DECAMPS
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CLAMPED
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SCAMPED
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CLAMPED
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ICEDAMS
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PSALMIC
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PLASMID
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CAMELID
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DECLAIM
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CLASPED
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PSALMED
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SAMPLED
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PSALMIC
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SPLICED
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CLAIMED
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DECIMAL
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SCALPED
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MEDICAL
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MISPLED
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DECIMAL
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SCALPED
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DECAMPS
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SCALPED
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DECIMAL
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DIMPLES
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CLAMPED
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MISPLED
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CAMELID
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SCAMPED
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CLAMPED
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DECLAIM
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IMPALED
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ICEDAMS
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PLASMID
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SCAMPED
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PLASMID
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SCAMPED
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ICEDAMS
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IMPALED
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CLAMPED
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CAMELID
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MISPLED
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PSALMED
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CLAIMED
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SAMPLED
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ICEDAMS
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misplaced in Words With Friends™

The word misplaced is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters misplaced:

MISPLACED
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

camelid, claimed, clamped, clasped, decamps, decimal, declaim, dimples, icedams, impaled, impales, malices, medical, misdeal, mislead, mispled, palsied, plasmid, psalmed, psalmic, sampled, scalped, scamped, special, spliced

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word misplaced

MISPLACED
(270)
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(168)
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(132)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In misplaced

MISPLACED
(270)
MISPLACED
(168)
SCAMPED
(134 = 99 + 35)
PSALMIC
(134 = 99 + 35)
MISPLACED
(132)
CAMELID
(128 = 93 + 35)
SPECIAL
(125 = 90 + 35)
CLAMPED
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SCAMPED
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DECAMPS
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CLAMPED
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DECIMAL
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MEDICAL
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SCALPED
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SPLICED
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SCALPED
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PLASMID
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CLAIMED
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ICEDAMS
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SCAMPED
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CLASPED
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PSALMED
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SPLICED
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CLAIMED
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SAMPLED
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DECLAIM
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MISPLED
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IMPALES
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MALICES
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CLAMPED
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SPECIAL
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CLAMPED
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SAMPLED
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MEDICAL
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PSALMIC
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SCAMPED
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SCAMPED
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MISPLACED
(96)
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(96)
MISPLACED
(96)
CAMPED
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IMPALED
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PSALMIC
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SCALPED
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Words within the letters of misplaced

2 letter words in misplaced (15 words)

8 letter words in misplaced (7 words)

9 letter words in misplaced (1 word)

misplaced + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence misplaced

Words that start with misplaced (1 word)

Words with misplaced in them (1 word)

Words that end with misplaced (1 word)

Word Growth involving misplaced

Shorter words in misplaced

is misplace

mi misplace

ace lace place misplace

la lace place misplace

ace aced laced placed

ace lace laced placed

la lace laced placed

ace lace place placed

la lace place placed

Longer words containing misplaced

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