Words That Start With MIS
Here are 260 words that start with mis, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
As a prefix, mis means "wrongly" or "badly", as in mistake and misspell.
- Words starting with mis
- 260
- Most used
- miss
- Shortest
- miss
- 5 letter words
- 5
Common words that start with mis
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | miss | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | 4 |
| 2 | missing | not able to be found | 7 |
| 3 | mission | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work | 7 |
| 4 | missed | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | 6 |
| 5 | mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | 7 |
| 6 | mistakes | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | 8 |
| 7 | missions | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work | 8 |
| 8 | missile | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives | 7 |
| 9 | miserable | very unhappy; full of misery | 9 |
| 10 | mistaken | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | 8 |
| 11 | missiles | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives | 8 |
| 12 | misleading | designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | 10 |
| 13 | misery | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | 6 |
| 14 | mistress | an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man | 8 |
| 15 | misses | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | 6 |
| 16 | missionary | someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program | 10 |
| 17 | misunderstanding | putting the wrong interpretation on | 16 |
| 18 | mist | a thin fog with condensation near the ground | 4 |
| 19 | misconduct | bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf | 10 |
| 20 | missionaries | someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program | 12 |
| 21 | misunderstood | interpret in the wrong way | 13 |
| 22 | mister | a form of address for a man | 6 |
| 23 | misuse | apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | 6 |
| 24 | mistakenly | in a mistaken manner | 10 |
| 25 | miscellaneous | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; - I.A.Richards | 13 |
| 26 | misguided | poorly conceived or thought out | 9 |
| 27 | misplaced | put in the wrong place or position | 9 |
| 28 | misty | filled or abounding with fog or mist | 5 |
| 29 | misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony | 11 |
| 30 | misfortune | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event | 10 |
| 31 | mischief | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | 8 |
| 32 | miscarriage | failure of a plan | 11 |
| 33 | misled | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | 6 |
| 34 | misinformation | information that is incorrect | 14 |
| 35 | missy | a young woman | 5 |
| 36 | misconception | an incorrect conception | 13 |
| 37 | mislead | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | 7 |
| 38 | misogyny | hatred of women | 8 |
| 39 | miserably | in a miserable manner | 9 |
| 40 | misconceptions | an incorrect conception | 14 |
| 41 | mischievous | naughtily or annoyingly playful | 11 |
| 42 | misunderstand | interpret in the wrong way | 13 |
| 43 | misunderstandings | putting the wrong interpretation on | 17 |
| 44 | mismatch | a bad or unsuitable match | 8 |
| 45 | mismanagement | management that is careless or inefficient | 13 |
| 46 | mistook | identify incorrectly | 7 |
| 47 | mistrust | regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | 8 |
| 48 | mistreated | treat badly | 10 |
| 49 | misused | used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose | 7 |
| 50 | misfits | someone unable to adapt to their circumstances | 7 |
4 letter words that start with mis
- miss
- mist
- miso
- mise
5 letter words that start with mis
- misty
- missy
- mists
- miser
- mises
6 letter words that start with mis
- missed
- misery
- misses
- mister
- misuse
- misled
- mishap
- missus
- misfit
- missal
- missis
- misted
- miscue
- misers
- mishit
7 letter words that start with mis
- missing
- mission
- mistake
- missile
- mislead
- mistook
- misused
- misfits
- misread
- mishaps
- misstep
- mistral
- misfire
- missive
- miserly
- mislaid
- misrule
- misting
- misuses
- miscast
- miscues
- misters
- misdeed
8 letter words that start with mis
- mistakes
- missions
- mistaken
- missiles
- mistress
- mischief
- misogyny
- mismatch
- mistrust
- misdeeds
- misnomer
- misusing
- mistrial
- missteps
- miseries
- mistreat
- misheard
- misspoke
- mishmash
- misplace
- misspell
- misprint
- misjudge
- miscarry
- misleads
- misfired
- misspent
- misfires
- missives
- misquote
- misspelt
- misandry
- misnamed
- mistimed
- miserere
- missense
- miscible
- mistyped
- misreads
- misguide
9 letter words that start with mis
- miserable
- misguided
- misplaced
- miserably
- mistaking
- mistletoe
- misjudged
- misbehave
- misshapen
- misquoted
- miscreant
- misdirect
- misfiring
- misstated
- mistreats
- misprints
- misinform
- mishandle
- misplayed
- misspells
- mistrusts
- mismanage
- misquotes
- misgiving
- mischiefs
- misspoken
- missioner
- mischance
- mispriced
10 letter words that start with mis
- misleading
- missionary
- misconduct
- mistakenly
- misfortune
- mistreated
- misspelled
- mistresses
- misgivings
- misogynist
- mismatched
- mismanaged
- misreading
- miscellany
- miscarried
- mishandled
- miserables
- mismatches
- misaligned
- miscreants
- mislabeled
- misbehaved
- mistrusted
- misapplied
- misplacing
- misbehaves
- misjudging
- misquoting
- misprinted
- miscounted
- misbranded
- misprision
- mishearing
- mispricing
11 letter words that start with mis
- misdemeanor
- miscarriage
- mischievous
- misinformed
- misfortunes
- misbehaving
- mishandling
- misdirected
- misspelling
- misbehavior
- mistreating
- misogynists
- misanthrope
- misanthropy
- mistrustful
- misconstrue
- misbegotten
- misjudgment
- miscellanea
- mismanaging
- misreported
- mislabeling
- mismatching
- mistrusting
- miscarrying
- misfeasance
- mislabelled
- misconducts
12 letter words that start with mis
- missionaries
- misogynistic
- mistreatment
- miscarriages
- misdemeanors
- misrepresent
- misdirection
- misinterpret
- misconstrued
- misdiagnosed
- misalignment
- misadventure
- misdiagnosis
- misspellings
- misanthropic
- misleadingly
- misconceived
- misstatement
- misreporting
- miseducation
- mispronounce
- miscellanies
- misinforming
- miscalculate
- misplacement
- misjudgments
- misdiagnoses
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How many words start with mis?
This list has 260 words starting with mis, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with mis?
miss, missing, mission, missed, mistake, mistakes, missions, missile.
What 5 letter words start with mis?
misty, missy, mists, miser, mises.
What does the prefix mis mean?
As a prefix, mis means "wrongly" or "badly", as in mistake and misspell.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.