MUTI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MUTI 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MUTI?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mutisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUTI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MUTI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does MUTI mean in Scrabble?
noun
South Africaninformal
Traditional medicine or magical charms used in southern African healing practice.
Muti refers to the herbal remedies, potions and charms prepared by traditional healers in southern Africa, used both for physical illness and for protection or luck. The word comes from Zulu and is now part of everyday South African English.
How MUTI is used
South African English, informal; used both literally and loosely for any home remedy.
- The healer mixed a muti from roots and dried herbs.
- She keeps a small bag of muti for protection.
- Local shops in the market sell muti alongside vegetables.
- He joked that strong coffee was his morning muti.
- The family consulted a healer for muti to treat the illness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUTI
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with MUTI.
Words ending in MUTI
1 words end in MUTI. Useful as a back hook: play MUTI onto a word already on the board.
Words with MUTI inside
10 words contain MUTI in the middle. Words that start with MUTI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTI
Common questions about MUTI
- Is MUTI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MUTI is not in it.
- How many points is MUTI worth?
- MUTI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTI mean?
- Traditional medicine or magical charms used in southern African healing practice.
- What letters can be added to MUTI?
- MUTI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MUTI:
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