MINUSCULE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MINUSCULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINUSCULE?
| 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 MINUSCULE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINUSCULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
minusculesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINUSCULE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MINUSCULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINUSCULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINUSCULE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely small in size or amount.
Minuscule is the standard spelling and works for anything tiny, from a dust speck to a pay rise. As a noun it also means a lower-case letter, and in manuscript studies a small, flowing script used from the seventh century.
How MINUSCULE is used
Common in everyday speech; the spelling miniscule is a frequent variant.
- The cottage had a minuscule kitchen with room for one person.
- There was only a minuscule chance of rain.
- Medieval scribes wrote in a neat minuscule script.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINUSCULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINUSCULE
1 longer words begin with MINUSCULE.
Shorter words from the letters in MINUSCULE
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Common questions about MINUSCULE
- Is MINUSCULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINUSCULE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINUSCULE worth?
- MINUSCULE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINUSCULE mean?
- Extremely small in size or amount.
- What letters can be added to MINUSCULE?
- MINUSCULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MINUSCULE:
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