MUSHA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MUSHA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MUSHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSHA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSHA
No single letter turns MUSHA into another word.
How MUSHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MUSHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does MUSHA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Irishinformal
A conversational opener in Hiberno-English, borrowed from Irish Gaelic, that softens whatever the speaker is about to say.
Musha opens a sentence in Irish English much the way well or indeed might open one in standard speech, softening a remark or signalling that the speaker is about to react to something unexpected. It comes from Irish Gaelic and is heard mainly in conversational Hiberno-English rather than in formal writing. Musha often pairs with another exclamation, as in musha, God help us, to add warmth or resignation to a statement.
How MUSHA is used
Informal spoken Irish English; not used in formal writing.
- Musha, is that the time already?
- Musha, God help us, said the old woman.
- He began his story with musha, sure I hardly know where to start.
- Musha, what a way to spend an evening.
- She sighed and said musha before continuing her tale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUSHA
The 5 tiles of MUSHA in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSHA
Common questions about MUSHA
- Is MUSHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MUSHA is not in it.
- How many points is MUSHA worth?
- MUSHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSHA mean?
- A conversational opener in Hiberno-English, borrowed from Irish Gaelic, that softens whatever the speaker is about to say.
- What letters can be added to MUSHA?
- No single letter can be added to MUSHA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MUSHA:
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