mus- root words — words with the mus- root

The root mus- comes from Greek mousa, meaning the Muses. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including music, museum, museums, musical, musician, musicians, mosaic, mosaics, muse, mused, muses, musically. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mus- root

Explore words with mus- — words containing the mus- root and sharing its sense of "the Muses". Examples include music, museum, museums, musical, musician, musicians, mosaic, mosaics, muse, mused, muses, musically. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mus- root means the Muses, from Greek mousa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.