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mud

/ˈmʌd/noun · verb

Mud can refer to slanderous remarks or charges or water soaked soil; soft wet earth. As a verb, mud can mean to soil with mud, muck, or mire or plaster with mud.

4 meanings3 lettersScrabble 6

Length

3

Scrabble

6

WWF

8

Starts

MU

Ends

MUD

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “MUD” Mean?

/ˈmʌd/

mud has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Synonyms

2

slanderous remarks or charges

Verb

2 senses
1

soil with mud, muck, or mire

The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

Synonyms

2

plaster with mud

Word Forms

Synonyms for MUD

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Vowels

1

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

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Definition

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Length

3 letters

Starts With

M

Ends With

D

Vowels

1

Consonants

2

Letters

M, U, D

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

m
u
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for mud.

MUD is a 3-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 6.
It starts with M and ends with D.
It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using mud in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MUD has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MUD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

MUD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

MUD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

3

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABC

CV Pattern

CVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

MU, UD

Trigrams

MUD

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for mud.

MUD is a 3-letter short fill.
It starts with M and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 3 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 6, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with M and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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