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   must

   /mʌst/

   modal

   • 1. be obliged to; should (expressing necessity): "you must show your ID card"
   • ▪ expressing insistence: "you must try some of this fish"
   • ▪ used in ironic questions expressing irritation: "Charlotte, must you put spanners in the works?"
   • 2. expressing an opinion about something that is logically very likely: "there must be something wrong"

   noun

   • 1. something that should not be overlooked or missed: informal "this video is a must for everyone"

   Word Origin Old Englishmōste, past tense of mōt ‘may’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten and German müssen.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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