Definitions For Malapropism

noun

  • The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  • An amusing error that occurs when a person mistakenly uses a word that sounds like another word but that has a very different meaning

Is Malapropism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
24

The word Malapropism is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends

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