MINNOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MINNOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINNOW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINNOW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINNOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minnowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINNOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MINNOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does MINNOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small freshwater fish, often found in shoals in streams and ponds.
Minnows belong to the carp family and rarely grow longer than a few inches, which makes them a favorite food of larger fish and a common choice of live bait. The word also describes anything tiny beside something big, as in a small company facing giant rivals. Children often meet the minnow first as the silver flicker in a shallow creek.
How MINNOW is used
Used literally for the fish and figuratively for a small player among powerful ones.
- A minnow darted under the stone as the boy waded in.
- The angler hooked a live minnow and cast it into the pool.
- Beside the big chains, the local shop was a minnow.
- Each minnow in the shoal turned at the very same moment.
- We caught one minnow in the jar and set it free again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINNOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINNOW
1 longer words begin with MINNOW.
Shorter words from the letters in MINNOW
Common questions about MINNOW
- Is MINNOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINNOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINNOW worth?
- MINNOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINNOW mean?
- A very small freshwater fish, often found in shoals in streams and ponds.
- What letters can be added to MINNOW?
- MINNOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MINNOW:
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