mistake
Mistake can refer to a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention, an understanding of something that is not correct, or part of a statement that is not correct. As a verb, mistake can mean to make a mistake or be incorrect or identify incorrectly.
Length
7
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
MI
Ends
AKE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “MISTAKE” Mean?
/mɪˈsteɪk/
mistake has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesan understanding of something that is not correct
“he wasn't going to admit his mistake”
“make no mistake about his intentions”
“there must be some misunderstanding — I don't have a sister”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesSynonyms for MISTAKE
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Length
7 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
M, I, S, T, A, K, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆MISTAKE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MISTAKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆MISTAKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MISTAKE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
MI, IS, ST, TA, AK, KE
Trigrams
MIS, IST, STA, TAK, AKE
Crossword Intelligence
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