mask: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with M · ends with K
Meaning of mask
noun
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
Example: a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask
That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- poetic
Appearance, likeness.
A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
Listed forms: masks, masque.
Source: Wiktionary — mask.
verb
- transitive
To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- transitive
To disguise as something else.
- transitive
To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- transitive
To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
Listed forms: masks, masking, masked, masque.
Source: Wiktionary — mask.
noun
Mesh.
- Scotland, UK, dialectal
The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
Listed forms: masks.
Source: Wiktionary — mask.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mask.
noun
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- masquerade
- masquerade party
- masque
verb
hide under a false appearance
verb
make unrecognizable
verb
shield from light
- block out
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mask in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mask
M(3) + A(1) + S(1) + K(5) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mask
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from mask
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mask. Showing up to 24, longest first.