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5-letter words starting with MU

There are 61 5-letter words starting with MU in the standard word-game list. The most common are music, mummy, muddy, munch, mules, mushy. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
musican artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and…9
mummyinformal terms for a mother14
muddy(of soil) soft and watery12
muncha large bite12
mulesTo remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis.7
mushyhaving the consistency of mush13
muralof or relating to walls7
murky(of liquids) clouded as with sediment14
mucusprotective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the…9
mutedin a softened tone8
mumpsan acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands11
mustycovered with or smelling of mold10
mulcha protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion12
mucky(of soil) soft and watery16
muzzyindistinct or hazy in outline28
mungoA material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by deviling woollen rags or the remnants of woollen…8
mucidMusty; mouldy; slimy; mucous10
mucina nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces9
mucorany mold of the genus Mucor9
mucroA pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the…9
mudraritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism8
muftia jurist who interprets Muslim religious law10
muggyhot or warm and humid12
muhlyAny of the many species of grasses of genus Muhlenbergia.13
mujika Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)18
mulctmoney extracted as a penalty9
muleyWithout horns.10
mullaa Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque7
murexAny of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.14
muridAny rodent in the family Muridae; the hypernymy of the words in their strict/narrow senses is muroid…8
murraAn ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to…7
murreblack-and-white diving bird of northern seas7
murryMoray eel10
muscaShort for musca volitans.9
musera reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation7
muskyresembling the smell of musk14
mussydirty and disorderly10
musthan annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially…10
mutchA nightcap (hat worn to bed).12
muterSomething that mutes sound.7
mutonthe smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur7

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