misappropriation

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

misappropriation is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3I1S1A1P3P3R1O1P3R1I1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does misappropriation mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.

2

Wrongful borrowing.

“his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory”