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musty

adjective

Musty is also used as adjective, with meanings including covered with or smelling of mold.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

STY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “MUSTY” Mean?

musty has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

covered with or smelling of mold

“moldy bread”

“a moldy (or musty) odor”

Synonyms

moldy mouldy

stale and unclean smelling

Synonyms

fusty frowsty

Word Forms

mustier mustiest

Synonyms for MUSTY

moldy mouldy fusty frowsty

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word musty with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

covered with or smelling of mold

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

M, U, S, T, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for musty.

MUSTY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with M and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

MUSTY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

MUSTY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

MUSTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside musty.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

MU, US, ST, TY

Trigrams

MUS, UST, STY

Crossword Intelligence

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

MUSTY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with M and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.