There are 187 words with the prefix MISS in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 8-letter words (41 of them); the spread is 2 of them 5 letters long, 12 of them 6 letters long, 29 of them 7 letters long, 41 of them 8 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are missyllabifying, missionaryship and missionization. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix MISS- means wrongly (misshape = shape wrongly); in words like missile and mission it comes from a Latin root meaning “send” — three examples from this page: missa, missable, missae.
The full list
5-letter words (2)
missa missy
6-letter words (12)
missae missal missaw missay missed missee missel misses misset missis missit missus
7-letter words (29)
missaid missals missang missary missays misseat misseem misseen missees missels missend missent missets misship misshod missier missies missile missing mission missish missive missort missout misstay misstep misstop missuit missung
8-letter words (41)
missable missayer misseats misseems missends missense misserve misshape misshood missible missiest missiles missilry missions missises missives missmark missment missorts missound missouri missouts misspace misspeak misspeed misspell misspelt misspend misspent misspoke misstamp misstart misstate missteer missteps misstops misstyle missuade missuits missuses missyish
9-letter words (33)
missample missaying misscript misseated misseldin missenses misshaped misshapen misshapes missileer missilery missiness missingly missional missioned missioner missorted missounds misspaced misspaces misspeaks misspeech misspells misspends misspoken misstarts misstated misstater misstates missteers misstyled misstyles missuited
10-letter words (31)
missampled missatical misscribed misseating missending misservice missetting misshaping misshipped missileman missilemen missilries missiology missionary missioning missionize missisauga missorting missounded missourian missourite misspacing misspelled misspender misstarted misstating missteered misstopped misstyling missuiting missuppose
11-letter words (20)
missampling misscribing missentence misshapenly misshipment misshipping missificate missionizer missishness mississippi missounding missourians misspeaking misspelling misspending misstarting missteering misstepping misstopping missupposed
12-letter words (9)
missemblance missileproof missionaries missionarize misspellings misstatement missummation missupposing missyllabify
13-letter words (5)
misshapenness mississippian missourianism misstatements missuggestion
14-letter words (4)
missionaryship missionization mississippians missyllabified
15-letter words (1)
missyllabifying
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix MISS are there?
Our word list contains 187 words with the prefix MISS, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 5 to 15 letters, and the 8-letter group is the largest with 41 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix MISS?
The longest are missyllabifying (15 letters), missionaryship (14 letters) and missionization (14 letters).
Which words with the prefix MISS score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are missyllabifying (29 points), missionization (25 points) and missyllabified (25 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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