Mussel

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

An edible black-shelled marine bivalve mollusc, often cooked in wine or broth.

“She ordered a bowl of mussels steamed with garlic and white wine at the harbourside restaurant.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mus·sel

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Synonyms

bivalveshellfishmollusc

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Wordle

Contains double S and is easily confused with MUSCLE, check the middle letters

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Scrabble

8-point word with double S, hooks to MUSSELS with a final S

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Words you can make from Mussel

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emuls mules mulse muses slues slums smuse elms emus less lues mess mule muse muss slue slum sues sums uses

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mussel”.

muscles

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