must: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with T
Meaning of must
verb
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
Example: You must arrive in class on time.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
Example: If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
Example: The children must be asleep by now.
Listed forms: glossary, mote, motest.
Source: Wiktionary — must.
noun
- auxiliary, defective, modal
Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
Example: If you're trekking all day, a map is a must.
Listed forms: musts.
Source: Wiktionary — must.
noun
- auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable
The property of being stale or musty.
- auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable
Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
- auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable
Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.
Listed forms: musts.
Source: Wiktionary — must.
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 must.
noun
the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is must in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of must
M(3) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 6 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 must
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from must
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in must. Showing up to 24, longest first.