rummage vs muddle

rummage and muddle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rummage	Yes	No	Yes	No
muddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muddle is a hypernym of rummage; that is, muddle is a word with a broader meaning than rummage:

Other hypernyms of rummage include clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, smother, welter.

rummage (noun)	muddle (noun)
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)	a confused multitude of things
a jumble of things to be given away	informal terms for a difficult situation

rummage (verb)	muddle (verb)
search haphazardly	mix up or confuse
	make into a puddle