miscarry

Verb

Verb Forms: miscarried, miscarrying, miscarries

To fail to achieve an intended or desired outcome.
be unsuccessful
suffer a miscarriage
To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm.
To go astray; to do something wrong.
To have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus.
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.).
Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient.

Examples

Her bold challenge of a seemingly fake word miscarried, costing her a turn.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English miscarien, equivalent to mis- + carry.

Synonyms

fail, go wrong

Antonyms

carry to term, succeed

Scrabble Score: 15

miscarry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
miscarry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
miscarry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

miscarry: valid Words With Friends Word