MINIMILL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MINIMILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINIMILL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINIMILL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINIMILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minimillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINIMILL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MINIMILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINIMILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINIMILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small steel plant that melts scrap metal in electric furnaces.
Unlike huge integrated works built around blast furnaces, a minimill recycles used steel and can start up or stop quickly. That flexibility let such plants undercut older rivals on cost.
How MINIMILL is used
Used in industry and economics writing about steelmaking.
- The town welcomed a new minimill on the river.
- A minimill turns old cars into fresh steel bars.
- Each minimill employs far fewer people than a traditional plant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINIMILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINIMILL
1 longer words begin with MINIMILL.
Shorter words from the letters in MINIMILL
Common questions about MINIMILL
- Is MINIMILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINIMILL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINIMILL worth?
- MINIMILL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINIMILL mean?
- A small steel plant that melts scrap metal in electric furnaces.
- What letters can be added to MINIMILL?
- MINIMILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MINIMILL:
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