mislead

mislead is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
2. verb. give false or misleading information to

   Synonyms: misinform

3. verb. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

   "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

   Synonyms: misdirect, misguide

Synonyms

misinform, misdirect, misguide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in mislead:

medials, misdeal

Common word forms

misleads, misleader, misleading, misleadable

Words from these letters

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