muzjik


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mu·zhik

also mou·jik or mu·jik or mu·zjik  (mo͞o-zhēk′, -zhĭk′)
n.
A Russian peasant.

[Russian, from muzh, man; see man- in Indo-European roots.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.muzjik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)muzjik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
bucolic, peasant, provincial - a country person
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During a first go, playing onto an empty board, the highest scoring English language word it is possible to make is MUZJIKS, a word for Russian peasants that will earn you 128 points.
The highest number of points that can be scored on the first go in an English language game is 128 - with MUZJIKS (Russian peasants).
The highest possible score a player can get on a first turn is for the word MUZJIKS (128 points).