mussel
Plural: mussels
Noun
- A bivalve mollusk with an elongated, dark shell.
- black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
- marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- A freshwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Unionida in subclass Palaeoheterodonta.
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- A saltwater mussel, usually edible, of the order Mytilida in subclass Pteriomorphia.
- Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- Any of certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.
Examples
- He opened up a new Words With Friends scoring opportunity by strategically placing MUSSEL.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English muscle (“mussel”), from Old English muscle, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā, from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“mussel, muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.
Scrabble Score: 8
mussel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmussel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mussel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
mussel: valid Words With Friends Word