MUSHRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MUSHRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSHRAT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSHRAT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSHRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mushratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSHRAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUSHRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MUSHRAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectregional
A regional name for the muskrat, a North American water rodent valued for its fur.
Mushrat is a local, folk version of the standard name, heard where trappers and rural families talk about the animal. It points to the same swimming rodent that builds lodges in marshes.
How MUSHRAT is used
Mushrat is a dialect form, seen in regional speech and older trapping accounts.
- The old trapper set a line for mushrat along the creek.
- A mushrat swam across the pond and dived beneath the reeds.
- Her grandfather always called the animal a mushrat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSHRAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUSHRAT
1 longer words begin with MUSHRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSHRAT
Showing 40 of 167. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about MUSHRAT
- Is MUSHRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSHRAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSHRAT worth?
- MUSHRAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSHRAT mean?
- A regional name for the muskrat, a North American water rodent valued for its fur.
- What letters can be added to MUSHRAT?
- MUSHRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUSHRAT:
Open MUSHRAT in the Word Finder