Scrabble & Words with friends points
- wrong is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
- wrong is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
- wrong is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of wrong
- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law (noun)
Examples
- he feels that you are in the wrong
Synonyms
- wrongfulness
- not functioning properly (adjective)
Examples
- something is wrong with the engine
Synonyms
- amiss
- awry
- haywire
- any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right (noun)
Synonyms
- damage
- legal injury
- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth (adjective)
Examples
- the report in the paper is wrong
- your information is wrong
- the clock showed the wrong time
- found themselves on the wrong road
- based on the wrong assumptions
Synonyms
- incorrect
- badly timed (adjective)
Examples
- it was the wrong moment for a joke
Synonyms
- ill-timed
- unseasonable
- untimely
- in an inaccurate manner (adverb)
Examples
- she guessed wrong
Synonyms
- incorrectly
- wrongly
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (adjective)
Examples
- said all the wrong things
Synonyms
- improper
- characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules (adjective)
Examples
- the wrong side of the road
Synonyms
- faulty
- incorrect
- not in accord with established usage or procedure (adjective)
Examples
- the wrong medicine
- the wrong way to shuck clams
Synonyms
- incorrect
- based on or acting or judging in error (adjective)
Examples
- it is wrong to think that way
- contrary to conscience or morality or law (adjective)
Examples
- it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
- cheating is wrong
- it is wrong to lie
- treat unjustly; do wrong to (verb)
- used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward (adjective)
Examples
- socks worn wrong side out
See definition of wrong in Merriam Webster