Is MINACIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MINACIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MINACIOUS mean?
- adjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
“a baleful look”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MINACIOUS
MINACIOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MINACIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- musician12
- simoniac12
- anosmic11
- camions11
- coniums11
- maniocs11
- masonic11
- miscoin11
- unicoms11
- amicus10
- aminic10
- anomic10
- camion10
- conium10
- cumins10
- macons10
- manics10
- manioc10
- mascon10
- mosaic10
- mucins10
- mucosa10
- muonic10
- socman10
- umiacs10
- unicom10
- acinous9
- ioniums9
- nimious9
- amici9
- amnic9
- camis9
- camos9
- comas9
- cumin9
- macon9
- manic9
- micas9
- monic9
- mucin9
- musca9
- music9
- osmic9
- sumac9
- umiac9
- acinus8
- aminos8
- amnios8
- animis8
- animus8
- anisic8
- casini8
- casino8
- cousin8
- ionics8
- ionium8
- miaous8
- saimin8
- simian8
- cami8
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