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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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