mum

mum is a 3-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective, interjection, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Silent; not speaking. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Silent; not speaking.
2. interjection. Be silent! Hush!
3. noun. Silence.
4. noun. A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
5. noun. secrecy

   "mum's the word"

6. noun. informal terms for a mother

   Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mummy

7. noun. of China
8. adjective. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

   "the witness remained silent"

   Synonyms: silent

Synonyms

ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mummy, silent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in mum:

umm

Common word forms

mums, mummed, mummer, mumming, mumness

Words from these letters

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