Misfit
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who struggles to adapt to or feel at ease within their social surroundings.
“He always felt like a misfit at school, preferring books to sport.”
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mis·fit
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Wordle
Contains F-I-T at the end, the MIS- prefix narrows guesses considerably.
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Scrabble
F (4 pts) boosts the score, FIT ending allows extensions like MISFITS.
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