Common Words:
* Miss: (title for an unmarried woman)
* Misspeak: to speak incorrectly
* Misunderstand: to fail to understand correctly
* Misinterpret: to understand something incorrectly
* Misbehave: to behave badly
* Misplace: to put something in the wrong place
* Misstep: to make a mistake
* Misshapen: having an irregular or deformed shape
* Misfire: to fail to fire or explode properly
* Missile: a self-propelled projectile
* Mission: a task or duty assigned to a person or group
Less Common Words:
* Misadventure: an unfortunate accident
* Missal: a book containing the liturgical texts for Mass
* Misanthrope: a person who dislikes humankind
* Miscarriage: the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks
* Mischief: playful or annoying behavior
* Misinform: to give incorrect information
* Misjudge: to form a wrong opinion about someone or something
* Miscalculate: to make a mistake in calculating
* Mistrial: a trial that is declared invalid
* Misshapen: having an irregular or deformed shape
Words with "miss" as a root word:
* Dismiss: to send away
* Remiss: negligent or careless
* Emissary: a person sent on a mission
* Missile: a self-propelled projectile
* Mission: a task or duty assigned to a person or group
This is not an exhaustive list, but it should give you a good starting point for understanding words with the prefix "miss."