misfire
NOUNVERB
/mɪs'faɪər/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
misfire is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3I1S1F4I1R1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does misfire mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An explosion that fails to occur.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Fail to fire or detonate.
“The guns misfired”
BROADER