MUSKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MUSKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSKIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSKIE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSKIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUSKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does MUSKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A large freshwater game fish of North America, a short name for the muskellunge.
Anglers in the lakes and rivers of the north prize the muskie for its size and for the fight it puts up on the line. The name is a shortened, friendly form of muskellunge, the full name of the same fish. Because it is hard to catch, a muskie is often the subject of boasting and fishing tales. The word is chiefly American and Canadian.
How MUSKIE is used
Informal, chiefly North American; used among anglers.
- He spent the whole summer chasing a muskie.
- A huge muskie rose beneath the boat.
- The lodge displayed a stuffed muskie on the wall.
- She finally landed a muskie after an hour.
- Fishermen swap stories about the muskie that got away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUSKIE
3 longer words begin with MUSKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSKIE
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Common questions about MUSKIE
- Is MUSKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSKIE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSKIE worth?
- MUSKIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSKIE mean?
- A large freshwater game fish of North America, a short name for the muskellunge.
- What letters can be added to MUSKIE?
- MUSKIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUSKIE:
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