Possible Words From minimal
Counting the words from MINIMAL by length: 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 5 with 5, 18 with 4, 16 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
1 word · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: MINIMAL
- minimal11
6 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
2 words · top score 10 · everyday: MINIMA
MINIMA scores highest among the 6-letter words made with MINIMAL letters at 10 points, ahead of LIMINA on 8.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
5 words · top score 9
Among the 5-letter words in MINIMAL, LIMMA and MINIM tie for first at 9 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
18 words · top score 8 · everyday: MAIL, MAIN, MINI
Of the 18 4-letter words from MINIMAL, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. MAIL, MAIN and MINI are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
16 words · top score 7 · everyday: MAN, AIM, NIL
MAM and MIM are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MINIMAL, 7 points each. MAN, AIM and NIL will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with minimal
11 words · top score 6 · everyday: IN, AN, AM
The best of the 2-letter words made with MINIMAL letters is MM, 6 points; AM and MA on 4 follow. IN and AN are everyday picks.
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Change One Tile in MINIMAL
These 6 words have the length of MINIMAL, with one letter different:
- I A gives MAILMAN · words from mailman
- M G gives MAILING · words from mailing
- I K gives MILKMAN · unscramble milkman
- I E gives MAILMEN · words from mailmen
- L G gives MAIMING · unscramble maiming
- M L gives LIMINAL · unscramble liminal
More 7-letter words: starting with MI · ending in AL · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest MINIMAL Answers
What MINIMAL means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- MINIMAL 11 · 15
- the least possible
- MINIMA 10 · 13
- the least possible amount, quantity, or degree
- MINIM 9 · 12
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
- IMAM 8 · 10
- (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque
- LIMINA 8 · 11
- a sensory threshold
- MAIM 8 · 10
- injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
- MALM 8 · 11
- a soft, friable limestone
- ANIMI 7 · 9
- a resin obtained from a tropical tree
Is MINIMAL Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MINIMAL, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINIMAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 53) | 48 | 53 | 46 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LIMMA, IMMA, MALI, MAL and MNA, 5 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MAM and MANI, 2 in all.
Unscramble MINIMAL to get 53 words. MINIMAL itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. MINIMA is the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of MINIMAL in one turn: 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50), 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
Add a Letter to MINIMAL
This word takes every letter of MINIMAL plus a single extra one.