MOUSY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOUSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOUSY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOUSY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOUSY
No single letter turns MOUSY into another word.
How MOUSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOUSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does MOUSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Quiet, timid, and unassertive, or dull grayish-brown in color like a mouse.
A mousy person tends to avoid attention, speaking softly and shrinking from conflict or the spotlight rather than asserting themselves. The word also describes a dull brownish-gray shade, most often used for hair that lacks any vivid color. Both senses share the same underlying comparison to the plain, unremarkable coloring and timid behavior associated with a common mouse.
How MOUSY is used
Informal, describing either a timid personality or a dull grayish-brown hair color.
- Her mousy manner made her easy to overlook in meetings.
- He dyed his mousy hair a brighter shade.
- The new intern seemed mousy and reluctant to speak up.
- She was tired of being called mousy by her classmates.
- A mousy shade of brown covered most of the fabric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOUSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOUSY
Common questions about MOUSY
- Is MOUSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOUSY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOUSY worth?
- MOUSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOUSY mean?
- Quiet, timid, and unassertive, or dull grayish-brown in color like a mouse.
- What letters can be added to MOUSY?
- No single letter can be added to MOUSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOUSY:
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