7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

254 7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter include MUSICAL, MUSTARD and MUSSELS.

254 wordsTop pick MUSICALHighest score MUZZILY 30

11 of 254 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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2nd letter
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M
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With M in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (536 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 254 · most-used first

MUSICAL₁₁
MUSCLES₁₁
MURDERS₁₀
MUSEUMS₁₁
MUSTARD₁₀
MUSTANG₁₀
MUNDANE₁₀
MUTANTS₉
MUFFINS₁₅
MUNSTER₉
MUTATED₁₀
MUSSELS₉
MUFFLED₁₆
MUPPETS₁₃
MUSINGS₁₀
MUMMIES₁₃
MUDDLED₁₂
MURMURS₁₁
MUGGING₁₂
MUSKETS₁₃
MUMBLED₁₄
MUSCLED₁₂
MUFFLER₁₅
MUMBLES₁₃
MULLING₁₀
MUGSHOT₁₃
MUCKING₁₆
MUTTERS₉
MUCOSAL₁₁
MULLAHS₁₂
MUKHTAR₁₆
MUSKRAT₁₃
MUTABLE₁₁
MUGHALS₁₃
MUDDIED₁₂
MUTAGEN₁₀
MUGGERS₁₁
MUTATES₉
MUZZLED₂₈
MULLENS₉
MUTUALS₉
MUNCHED₁₅
MULLETS₉
MUZZLES₂₇
MUSTERS₉
MURRAYS₁₂
MUDDING₁₂
MUMMERS₁₃

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All valid words 254

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

MUCATES₁₁
MUCHELL₁₄
MUCHELS₁₄
MUCIGEN₁₂
MUCKERS₁₅
MUCKIER₁₅
MUCKILY₁₈
MUCKING₁₆
MUCKLER₁₅
MUCKLES₁₅
MUCLUCS₁₃
MUCOIDS₁₂
MUCOSAE₁₁
MUCOSAL₁₁
MUCOSAS₁₁
MUCUSES₁₁
MUDBANK₁₆
MUDBATH₁₅
MUDBUGS₁₃
MUDCAPS₁₄
MUDCATS₁₂
MUDDERS₁₁
MUDDIED₁₂
MUDDIER₁₁
MUDDIES₁₁
MUDDILY₁₄
MUDDING₁₂
MUDDLED₁₂
MUDDLER₁₁
MUDDLES₁₁
MUDEJAR₁₇
MUDEYES₁₃
MUDFISH₁₆
MUDFLAP₁₅
MUDFLAT₁₃
MUDFLOW₁₆
MUDGERS₁₁
MUDGING₁₂
MUDHENS₁₃
MUDHOLE₁₃
MUDHOOK₁₇
MUDIRIA₁₀
MUDLARK₁₄
MUDPACK₁₈
MUDPIES₁₂
MUDROCK₁₆
MUDROOM₁₂
MUDSCOW₁₅
MUDSILL₁₀
MUDWORT₁₃
MUEDDIN₁₁
MUESLIS₉
MUEZZIN₂₇
MUFFING₁₆
MUFFINS₁₅
MUFFISH₁₈
MUFFLED₁₆
MUFFLER₁₅
MUFFLES₁₅
MUFLONS₁₂
MUGFULS₁₃
MUGGARS₁₁
MUGGEES₁₁
MUGGERS₁₁
MUGGIER₁₁
MUGGILY₁₄
MUGGING₁₂
MUGGINS₁₁
MUGGISH₁₄
MUGGURS₁₁
MUGHALS₁₃
MUGSHOT₁₃
MUGWORT₁₃
MUGWUMP₁₇
MUHLIES₁₂
MUISTED₁₀
MUKHTAR₁₆
MUKLUKS₁₇
MUKTUKS₁₇
MULATTA₉
MULATTO₉
MULCHED₁₅
MULCHES₁₄
MULCTED₁₂
MULESED₁₀
MULESES₉
MULETAS₉
MULLAHS₁₂
MULLEIN₉
MULLENS₉
MULLERS₉
MULLETS₉
MULLEYS₁₂
MULLING₁₀
MULLION₉
MULLITE₉
MULLOCK₁₅
MULMULL₁₁
MULMULS₁₁
MULSHED₁₃
MULSHES₁₂
MULTUMS₁₁
MULTURE₉
MUMBLED₁₄
MUMBLER₁₃
MUMBLES₁₃
MUMMERS₁₃
MUMMERY₁₆
MUMMIAS₁₃
MUMMIED₁₄
MUMMIES₁₃
MUMMIFY₁₉
MUMMING₁₄
MUMMOCK₁₉
MUMPERS₁₃
MUMPING₁₄
MUMPISH₁₆
MUMSIER₁₁
MUMSIES₁₁
MUNCHED₁₅
MUNCHER₁₄
MUNCHES₁₄
MUNCHIE₁₄
MUNDANE₁₀
MUNDICS₁₂
MUNDIFY₁₆
MUNGING₁₁
MUNGOES₁₀
MUNITED₁₀
MUNITES₉
MUNNION₉
MUNSHIS₁₂
MUNSTER₉
MUNTERS₉
MUNTING₁₀
MUNTINS₉
MUNTJAC₁₈
MUNTJAK₂₀
MUNTRIE₉
MUONIUM₁₁
MUPPETS₁₃
MURAENA₉
MURAGES₁₀
MURALED₁₀
MURDERS₁₀
MUREINS₉
MURENAS₉
MUREXES₁₆
MURGEON₁₀
MURIATE₉
MURICES₁₁
MURINES₉
MURKEST₁₃
MURKIER₁₃
MURKILY₁₆
MURKISH₁₆
MURLAIN₉
MURLANS₉
MURLIER₉
MURLING₁₀
MURLINS₉
MURMURS₁₁
MURRAGH₁₃
MURRAIN₉
MURRAMS₁₁
MURRAYS₁₂
MURREES₉
MURRENS₉
MURREYS₁₂
MURRHAS₁₂
MURRIES₉
MURRINE₉
MURRINS₉
MURRION₉
MURTHER₁₂
MUSANGS₁₀
MUSCATS₁₁
MUSCIDS₁₂
MUSCLED₁₂
MUSCLES₁₁
MUSCOID₁₂
MUSCONE₁₁
MUSCOSE₁₁
MUSEFUL₁₂
MUSETTE₉
MUSEUMS₁₁
MUSHERS₁₂
MUSHIER₁₂
MUSHILY₁₅
MUSHING₁₃
MUSHRAT₁₂
MUSICAL₁₁
MUSICKS₁₅
MUSIMON₁₁
MUSINGS₁₀
MUSJIDS₁₇
MUSKEGS₁₄
MUSKETS₁₃
MUSKIER₁₃
MUSKIES₁₃
MUSKILY₁₆
MUSKING₁₄
MUSKITS₁₃
MUSKLES₁₃
MUSKONE₁₃
MUSKRAT₁₃
MUSLINS₉
MUSMONS₁₁
MUSPIKE₁₅
MUSROLS₉
MUSSELS₉
MUSSIER₉
MUSSILY₁₂
MUSSING₁₀
MUSTANG₁₀
MUSTARD₁₀
MUSTEES₉
MUSTERS₉
MUSTIER₉
MUSTILY₁₂
MUSTING₁₀
MUTABLE₁₁
MUTABLY₁₄
MUTAGEN₁₀
MUTANDA₁₀
MUTANTS₉
MUTASES₉
MUTATED₁₀
MUTATES₉
MUTATOR₉
MUTCHED₁₅
MUTCHES₁₄
MUTEDLY₁₃
MUTINED₁₀
MUTINES₉
MUTISMS₁₁
MUTTERS₉
MUTTONS₉
MUTTONY₁₂
MUTUALS₉
MUTUCAS₁₁
MUTUELS₉
MUTULAR₉
MUTULES₉
MUTUUMS₁₁
MUUMUUS₁₁
MUZHIKS₂₅
MUZJIKS₂₉
MUZZIER₂₇
MUZZILY₃₀
MUZZING₂₈
MUZZLED₂₈
MUZZLER₂₇
MUZZLES₂₇

Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

S18%
D13%
R13%

4th letter

5th letter

I30%
E13%
L9%

6th letter

E29%
N15%
L9%

7th letter

S44%
R9%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; MUZZILY tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 53 words
10 points: 24 words
1111 points: 41 words
12 points: 32 words
1313 points: 31 words
14 points: 19 words
1515 points: 17 words
16 points: 15 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 4 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 1 words
30 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
MUZZILY	30	32	All three
MUZJIKS	29	33	All three
MUZZLED	28	31	All three
MUZZING	28	32	Collins only
MUZZLES	27	30	All three
MUEZZIN	27	30	All three
MUZZLER	27	30	All three
MUZZIER	27	29	All three
MUZHIKS	25	26	All three
MUNTJAK	20	25	All three
MUMMIFY	19	22	All three
MUMMOCK	19	24	Collins only

The fixed MU opening produces a mixed set: MUSICAL, MUSCLES, MUSEUMS and MUSTARD are familiar, while the scoring leaders include less familiar spellings. Of 254 tournament-listed matches, only 11 count as common, so a pattern match is no promise that an opponent will know every entry. The ending counts also show a strong plural tilt, with S far ahead of every other final letter.

7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

All 254 entries begin MU, and each has exactly seven letters.
Collins accepts 247, NWL2023 accepts 187, and ENABLE accepts 167; the dictionaries overlap.
Only 11 entries fall in the common-word group; MUSICAL and MUSTARD are familiar examples.
202 entries have definitions, and the average tile score is 12.6.
MUZZILY tops the scoring list at 30 points; the most frequent final letter is S, with 112 words.

How many words match the MU pattern?

There are 254 seven-letter matches when entries appearing in at least one tournament dictionary are counted. The number gives you a substantial pool, but the small common-word group means many matches are less familiar than MUSICAL or MUSTARD.

Endings are sharply uneven. S closes 112 entries, while R closes 23, D closes 20, and K closes eight. For solving, lock in MU first, then test S before spending guesses on a rarer final such as K.

Which MU words score most?

MUZZILY leads at 30 points, followed by MUZJIKS at 29. MUZZLED and MUZZING score 28 each, while MUEZZIN and MUZZLES each reach 27. These Z-heavy spellings lead the tile-score table; familiar MUSICAL is not among its highest scorers.

Dictionary fit matters more than memorizing a top score: Collins covers 247 matches, NWL2023 covers 187, and ENABLE covers 167, with overlapping coverage. An entry accepted in one list is not automatically playable in another, so check the lexicon used in your game before challenging an unfamiliar MU word.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with MU?

There are 254 seven-letter words with MU in the first two positions, counted across entries in at least one tournament dictionary. MUSICAL, MUSCLES, MUSEUMS and MUSTARD are recognizable examples; only 11 entries fall in the common-word group.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter MU word?

MUZZILY is the highest-scoring entry at 30 points. MUZJIKS follows at 29, while MUZZLED and MUZZING score 28 each. Those totals reward the two Z tiles; familiar words such as MUSICAL do not lead the raw tile-score ranking.

Are all 254 MU words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?

No. The 254 matches are the combined total across words listed in at least one tournament dictionary, while Collins has 247, NWL2023 has 187, and ENABLE has 167. Those sets overlap, so use the lexicon chosen for your game rather than treating every entry as universally accepted.

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7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

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