Definition of misfire

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • misfire is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • misfire is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • misfire is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of misfire


  • an explosion that fails to occur (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dud
  • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. miss
  • fail to fire or detonate (verb)

    Examples

    1. The guns misfired

See definition of misfire in Merriam Webster