misprize

Verb

Verb Forms: misprized, misprizing, misprizes

To despise or undervalue something.
To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue.

Noun

Contempt.

Examples

Some players misprize the power of short words, focusing only on bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French mespriser (verb), mespris (noun).

Scrabble Score: 21

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

Words With Friends Score: 23

misprize: valid Words With Friends Word