muss vs mess

muss and mess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muss	Yes	No	Yes	No
mess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muss and mess are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of muss include messiness, mussiness.

muss (noun)	mess (noun)
a state of confusion and disorderliness	a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
	a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
	soft semiliquid food
	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	a state of confusion and disorderliness
	informal terms for a difficult situation

muss (verb)	mess (verb)
make messy or untidy	make a mess of or create disorder in
	eat in a mess hall