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# misplay
- URL: https://keithhayden.net/misplay/
- Published: 2026-08-26T05:27:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T05:36:07.000Z
- Description: An uncommon noun
- Author: Keith Hayden
- Tags: #hfd-word

26 AUG 2026 

0/5 word facts discovered 

## misplay

/ˌmɪsˈpleɪ/

noun

a wrong or unskillful play during a game, sport, or performance

misplay 26·08·26 

1773 English · verb evidence 

01 Keith’s definition 

to play the wrong song?

02 Official meaning 

a wrong or unskillful play during a game, sport, or performance

03 In use 

> All it took was a single misplay of speech to end the final moment together *brāļiem* (for the brothers).

04 Hear it 

FIELD RECORDING · KEITH HAYDEN 

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### Useless facts

- Keith's guess guess was legitimate: *misplay* can mean playing a **wrong musical note.**
- The earliest known written evidence for the verb dates to **1773.**
- The American noun emerged around **1865–1870.**
- It works as both a **noun and a verb.**
- A *misplay* can be a move that is **prohibited by a game’s rules.**
- The Scrabble score is **14 points.**
- All **7 letters** are different.
- Dictionary neighbors: *misplan*, *mispleading*.

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WORD COMPLETE **misplay** noun 5 FACTS RECOVERED FIELD ARCHAEOLOGIST **YOU**