MUCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MUCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUCOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUCOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUCOUS
No single letter turns MUCOUS into another word.
How MUCOUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What does MUCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to, producing or covered with mucus, the slimy substance that protects body surfaces.
Mucous is the adjective, as in mucous membrane, the moist lining of the nose, throat and gut. It is easy to confuse with the noun mucus, which names the slime itself; the spelling with ous belongs to the describing word only. The two come from the same Latin root meaning slime.
How MUCOUS is used
Mucous is the adjective; the noun is mucus.
- The doctor checked the mucous membrane inside her nose.
- A mucous coating protects the stomach wall.
- Snails leave a mucous trail behind them.
- The cold left his throat raw and mucous.
- Fish are covered with a mucous layer on their skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUCOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MUCOUS
Common questions about MUCOUS
- Is MUCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUCOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUCOUS worth?
- MUCOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUCOUS mean?
- Relating to, producing or covered with mucus, the slimy substance that protects body surfaces.
- What letters can be added to MUCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MUCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUCOUS:
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