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Is MINORITY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MINORITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MINORITY mean?

  1. noun

    a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

  2. noun

    being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

    “when the vote was taken they were in the minority”

  3. noun

    any age prior to the legal age

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 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 MINORITY

MINORITY 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 MINORITY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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