MINISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MINISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINISH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINISH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINISH
No single letter turns MINISH into another word.
How MINISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MINISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does MINISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To make smaller in amount or importance; to lessen.
This is an old, shortened relative of diminish, and it turns up mainly in older translations of scripture and in poetry. A writer who chose minish usually wanted the plain, weighty sound of an earlier century. Everyday English long ago settled on diminish and reduce instead.
How MINISH is used
Archaic; met in older biblical and literary texts rather than in current speech.
- The decree would minish the share owed to each household.
- Neither age nor sorrow could minish her courage.
- The old text says the herdsman shall not minish the flock.
- He feared that a harsh word might minish their friendship.
- The poet let the candle minish until the room was dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINISH
3 longer words begin with MINISH.
Shorter words from the letters in MINISH
Common questions about MINISH
- Is MINISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINISH worth?
- MINISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINISH mean?
- To make smaller in amount or importance; to lessen.
- What letters can be added to MINISH?
- No single letter can be added to MINISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MINISH:
Open MINISH in the Word Finder