MINKE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MINKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINKE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINKE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minkesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MINKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does MINKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small baleen whale with a dark grey back, pale underside, and a pointed snout, found in oceans worldwide.
The minke is among the smallest of the baleen whales, rarely growing past ten metres, and it often surfaces briefly and dives again without showing much of its body. Because minke populations remain relatively large compared with other great whales, the species has been at the centre of disputes over commercial and scientific whaling. Whale-watching boats frequently encounter minke whales feeding near the coast.
How MINKE is used
A standard term in marine biology and whale-watching, almost always paired with whale as minke whale.
- A minke whale surfaced briefly beside the whale-watching boat.
- Researchers tagged a young minke to track its migration route.
- The minke is smaller than most other baleen whales in the region.
- Fishermen spotted a pod of minke feeding close to the harbour.
- Norway remains one of the few nations that still hunts minke whales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINKE
1 longer words begin with MINKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MINKE
Common questions about MINKE
- Is MINKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINKE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINKE worth?
- MINKE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINKE mean?
- A small baleen whale with a dark grey back, pale underside, and a pointed snout, found in oceans worldwide.
- What letters can be added to MINKE?
- MINKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MINKE:
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