MUSTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MUSTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSTINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSTINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSTINESS
No single letter turns MUSTINESS into another word.
How MUSTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MUSTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MUSTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stale, damp smell or taste, typical of old closed-up places.
Attics, cellars and forgotten books often carry a mustiness that comes from damp and mould. Opening the windows is the usual cure.
How MUSTINESS is used
Describes smell mostly, and figuratively anything old-fashioned.
- The mustiness of the cellar made her cough.
- A faint mustiness clung to the old books.
- Fresh air chased away the mustiness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUSTINESS
1 longer words begin with MUSTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSTINESS
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Common questions about MUSTINESS
- Is MUSTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSTINESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSTINESS worth?
- MUSTINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSTINESS mean?
- A stale, damp smell or taste, typical of old closed-up places.
- What letters can be added to MUSTINESS?
- No single letter can be added to MUSTINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MUSTINESS:
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