Is MINORITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MINORITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MINORITIES mean?
Minorities is a form of MINORITY.
- noun
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
- noun
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
“when the vote was taken they were in the minority”
- noun
any age prior to the legal age
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 10
M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 MINORITIES
MINORITIES 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 MINORITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misorient11
- interims10
- minister10
- misinter10
- erotism9
- interim9
- mentors9
- merinos9
- mestino9
- minster9
- minters9
- mintier9
- miriest9
- mistier9
- moisten9
- moister9
- monster9
- monties9
- mortise9
- remints9
- rimiest9
- sentimo9
- termini9
- trisome9
- ironiest8
- eonism8
- imines8
- inmost8
- intime8
- isomer8
- mentor8
- mentos8
- merino8
- merits8
- metros8
- miners8
- minors8
- minter8
- mirins8
- mister8
- miters8
- mitier8
- mitres8
- moires8
- monies8
- monist8
- montes8
- remint8
- remits8
- rimose8
- sermon8
- smiter8
- smriti8
- somite8
- timers8
- inosite7
- ioniser7
- ironies7
- ironise7
- ironist7
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