MINTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MINTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINTY
No single letter turns MINTY into another word.
How MINTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MINTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does MINTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tasting or smelling of mint, or containing mint as a flavoring.
Minty describes the sharp, cool taste and smell associated with mint leaves or mint flavoring, common in gum, toothpaste, and certain sweets and drinks. The word is also used informally, especially in Australian English, to praise something as being in excellent, like-new condition, an extension of the fresh, clean association of mint. Both senses share the idea of freshness.
How MINTY is used
Standard adjective describing taste or smell; also used informally to mean fresh or excellent condition.
- The gum left a strong minty taste in his mouth.
- She loves the minty smell of fresh toothpaste.
- The tea had a light, minty aftertaste.
- His grandmother's garden always smelled faintly minty.
- They called the restored old car absolutely minty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in MINTY
1 words end in MINTY. Useful as a back hook: play MINTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MINTY
Common questions about MINTY
- Is MINTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINTY worth?
- MINTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINTY mean?
- Tasting or smelling of mint, or containing mint as a flavoring.
- What letters can be added to MINTY?
- No single letter can be added to MINTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MINTY:
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