MINEFIELD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MINEFIELD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINEFIELD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINEFIELD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINEFIELD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minefieldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINEFIELD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MINEFIELD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINEFIELD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINEFIELD mean in Scrabble?
noun
An area of land or sea where explosive mines have been laid, or a situation full of hidden dangers.
In war, a minefield is marked on maps so that friendly troops can avoid it and engineers can clear it later. In ordinary speech the word is often figurative, used for topics where one wrong step brings trouble. Writers talk of political, legal or social minefields.
How MINEFIELD is used
Used literally in military contexts and figuratively for risky situations.
- Soldiers crossed the minefield along a narrow cleared path.
- Negotiating the contract was a legal minefield.
- Talking politics at the dinner table can be a minefield.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINEFIELD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINEFIELD
1 longer words begin with MINEFIELD.
Shorter words from the letters in MINEFIELD
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Common questions about MINEFIELD
- Is MINEFIELD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINEFIELD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINEFIELD worth?
- MINEFIELD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINEFIELD mean?
- An area of land or sea where explosive mines have been laid, or a situation full of hidden dangers.
- What letters can be added to MINEFIELD?
- MINEFIELD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MINEFIELD:
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