MINELAYER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MINELAYER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINELAYER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINELAYER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINELAYER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minelayersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINELAYER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MINELAYER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINELAYER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINELAYER mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A ship, aircraft or vehicle built to lay explosive mines.
Navies use a minelayer to seed sea lanes or harbour mouths with mines in wartime. It differs from a minesweeper, which does the opposite job of finding and clearing them.
How MINELAYER is used
A naval and military term.
- The minelayer slipped out of harbour at night.
- A minelayer dropped a line of mines across the strait.
- The old cruiser was converted into a minelayer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINELAYER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINELAYER
1 longer words begin with MINELAYER.
Shorter words from the letters in MINELAYER
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Common questions about MINELAYER
- Is MINELAYER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINELAYER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINELAYER worth?
- MINELAYER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINELAYER mean?
- A ship, aircraft or vehicle built to lay explosive mines.
- What letters can be added to MINELAYER?
- MINELAYER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MINELAYER:
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