Is MINISTERIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MINISTERIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MINISTERIAL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
“ministerial duties”
- adjective
of or relating to a government minister or ministry
“ministerial decree”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 MINISTERIAL
MINISTERIAL 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 MINISTERIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- militaries12
- militarise12
- aminities11
- laminitis11
- mislearnt11
- terminals11
- tramlines11
- initialers10
- ailments10
- airtimes10
- alienism10
- aliments10
- interims10
- lamister10
- limiters10
- manliest10
- marliest10
- marlines10
- marlites10
- martinis10
- melanist10
- milesian10
- militias10
- minarets10
- minerals10
- minister10
- minstrel10
- misalter10
- misinter10
- mislearn10
- mistrain10
- mistrial10
- raiments10
- ramilies10
- seriatim10
- smaltine10
- terminal10
- tramline10
- anilities9
- initialer9
- saintlier9
- ailment9
- airtime9
- aliment9
- almners9
- amirite9
- amities9
- animist9
- armlets9
- elitism9
- etamins9
- imarets9
- inmates9
- interim9
- intimae9
- intimal9
- intimas9
- laments9
- lamster9
- limiest9
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