MUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MUSE 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 MUSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about MUSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To think about something quietly and at length, often without reaching a firm conclusion.
To muse is to turn a thought over slowly in the mind, often while looking into the distance or sitting in quiet reflection. It suggests unhurried, exploratory thinking rather than a fixed decision or plan.
How MUSE is used
Standard English; used in both speech and writing, often followed by on or about.
- She liked to muse on the meaning of old family photographs.
- He would muse for hours before writing a single word.
- They sat by the window to muse about what the future might hold.
- The old man began to muse aloud about his childhood village.
- I often muse over the choices that brought me here.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUSE
The 4 tiles of MUSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MUSE
19 longer words begin with MUSE.
Words ending in MUSE
3 words end in MUSE. Useful as a back hook: play MUSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MUSE inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain MUSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MUSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSE
Common questions about MUSE
- Is MUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSE worth?
- MUSE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSE mean?
- To think about something quietly and at length, often without reaching a firm conclusion.
- What letters can be added to MUSE?
- MUSE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MUSE:
Open MUSE in the Word Finder