MUSTH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MUSTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSTH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSTH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
musthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MUSTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does MUSTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A periodic state of heightened aggression and sexual excitement in male elephants, and occasionally other large mammals, marked by a surge in testosterone and a discharge from glands near the eyes.
When a bull elephant enters musth, keepers and researchers treat the animal with extra caution, since musth brings a sharp rise in unpredictable and often violent behaviour that can last for weeks or months. The word travelled into English from Hindi and Urdu, where it originally described intoxication, a fitting image for the animal's wild, almost drunken state. Male camels can undergo a comparable hormonal surge, but musth is discussed far more often in connection with elephants, both wild and captive.
How MUSTH is used
A specialist zoological term, used mainly by keepers, vets and wildlife researchers writing about elephant behaviour.
- Keepers moved the younger elephants away once the old bull entered musth.
- A male in musth can turn aggressive toward handlers he normally trusts.
- The safari guide warned tourists to keep their distance during musth season.
- Vets track hormone levels months before musth is expected to begin.
- Musth in camels has been documented far less often than musth in elephants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUSTH
The 5 tiles of MUSTH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUSTH
1 longer words begin with MUSTH.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSTH
Common questions about MUSTH
- Is MUSTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSTH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSTH worth?
- MUSTH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSTH mean?
- A periodic state of heightened aggression and sexual excitement in male elephants, and occasionally other large mammals, marked by a surge in testosterone and a discharge from glands near the eyes.
- What letters can be added to MUSTH?
- MUSTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MUSTH:
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