What does MUTE mean?

Pronunciation
/mjut/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. expressed without speech“a mute appeal”
  2. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

noun

  1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
  2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

verb

  1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

muter7mutes7mutest8muting9

Anagrams of MUTE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside MUTE

9 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

emu5met5mut5em4 et2me4mu4 um4ut2

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Word lists

Questions

Is MUTE a valid word in word games?

MUTE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MUTE worth?

MUTE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MUTE?

9 other words, including ME, MET, ET and EM.