MUD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MUD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUD?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUD is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mudsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does MUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wet soft earth.
Mud has decided more battles than most weapons: at several famous ones the ground was the real opponent, and the accounts say so plainly. The phrase about somebody's name being mud comes from a separate root and has nothing to do with the substance.
How MUD is used
Uncountable: a patch of mud. Also a verb in muddy.
- The mud came over the top of both boots.
- A field of mud and eleven men on each side.
- His name is mud in that village and will stay so.
- The mud dried into ruts that lasted all summer.
- Mud stopped the advance where the guns had not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUD
The 3 tiles of MUD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUD
Showing 24 of 120 words that begin with MUD.
Words ending in MUD
3 words end in MUD. Useful as a back hook: play MUD onto a word already on the board.
Words with MUD inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain MUD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MUD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MUD
Common questions about MUD
- Is MUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUD worth?
- MUD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUD mean?
- Wet soft earth.
- What letters can be added to MUD?
- MUD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MUD:
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