Mistake

/mɪˈsteɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Mistake

noun

An error; a blunder.
A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.

verb

To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness."
To misunderstand (someone).
To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
To take or choose wrongly.

Anagrams of Mistake

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "mistake":

6-LETTER WORDS

kismat kismet misate miseat samite

5-LETTER WORDS

amies emits ikats items kames kites maist makes mates meats metis mikes mites samek satem+14 more

4-LETTER WORDS

aims aits amie amis ates east eats emit etas ikat item kaes kame kami kats+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "mistake" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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