MINICAM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MINICAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINICAM?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINICAM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINICAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINICAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MINICAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What stands out about MINICAM
- MINICAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MINICAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small portable video or television camera.
News crews once carried a minicam to film events where a bulky studio camera would not fit. Today phones have largely taken over this role.
How MINICAM is used
Dated, but still seen in broadcasting history and some product names.
- The reporter filmed the crowd with a minicam.
- A minicam was strapped to the helmet.
- The documentary used a hidden minicam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINICAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINICAM
3 longer words begin with MINICAM.
Shorter words from the letters in MINICAM
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Common questions about MINICAM
- Is MINICAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINICAM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINICAM worth?
- MINICAM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINICAM mean?
- A small portable video or television camera.
- What letters can be added to MINICAM?
- MINICAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MINICAM:
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