Meaning
plural of mouse
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English mys, mice, muis, mise, mis, from Old English mȳs (“mice”), from an umlauted form of Proto-Germanic *mūsiz (“mice”), nominative and vocative plural of Proto-Germanic *mūs (“mouse”). Compare Scots mice, mise, myse, myce (“mice”), West Frisian mûzen (“mice”), Dutch muizen (“mice”), German Mäuse (“mice”), Swedish möss (“mice”), Faroese mýs (“mice”), Icelandic mýs (“mice”). More at mouse.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
mouseshiner
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 23 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-22CAEHILM
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-02-19MACEHIT
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2026-01-16CAMLFEI
- 2025-12-05ENAMCBI
- 2025-06-27MCIEDGK
- 2025-05-29MTAPECI
- 2025-04-04ECTMINX
- 2025-02-06CAMEDIY
- 2024-10-30CDTNIEM
- 2024-07-31ECILMNY
+11 earlier appearances in the archive.