mum: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with M · ends with M
Meaning of mum
noun
- Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New-England, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, UK, informal
mother
Listed forms: mums, mam, mom.
Source: Wiktionary — mum.
noun
- US
A chrysanthemum.
- US
A decoration traditionally made of chrysanthemums and ribbons, worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations, marked with indicators such as the wearer's name, school, the year, and so on.
Listed forms: mums.
Source: Wiktionary — mum.
adj
- colloquial, not-comparable
Secret.
- archaic, colloquial, not-comparable
Silent.
Listed forms: mumm.
Source: Wiktionary — mum.
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 mum.
adjective
failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
noun
of China
- florist's chrysanthemum
- florists' chrysanthemum
- Dendranthema grandifloruom
- Chrysanthemum morifolium
noun
informal terms for a mother
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mum in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mum
M(3) + U(1) + M(3) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of mum
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 mum
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mum. Showing up to 24, longest first.