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Yes. The word manis is a Scrabble US word. The word manis is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

M3A1N1I1S1

Is manis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word manis is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

M3A1N1I1S1

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5-letter words (4 found)

AMINS,MAINS,MANIS,MINAS,

4-letter words (16 found)

AIMS,AINS,AMIN,AMIS,ANIS,ISNA,MAIN,MANI,MANS,MINA,MNAS,NAMS,NIMS,SAIM,SAIN,SIMA,

3-letter words (22 found)

AIM,AIN,AIS,AMI,ANI,ANS,INS,ISM,MAN,MAS,MIS,MNA,NAM,NAS,NIM,NIS,SAI,SAM,SAN,SIM,SIN,SMA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AM,AN,AS,IN,IS,MA,MI,NA,SI,

You can make 52 words from manis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of manis

manis

English

Etymology 1

Noun

manis

  1. plural of mani

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “w:Manis#Etymology”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪnɪs/

Noun

manis (plural manises)

  1. (obsolete) The pangolin.

See also

  • kecap manis (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, mains, minas, nsima

Catalan

Verb

manis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of manar

Iban

Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, from Proto-Austronesian *ma- +‎ *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manis/
  • Rhymes: -nis, -is

Adjective

manis

  1. sweet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmanis/ [ˈma.nɪs]
  • Rhymes: -anis
  • Syllabification: ma‧nis

Adjective

manis

  1. sweet
  2. lovely

Latin

Alternative forms

  • mānus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”); related to mānus (“good”), mātūrus (“mature”), Mātūta (“goddess Dawn”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.nɪs]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.nis]

Adjective

mānis (neuter māne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Old Latin) alternative form of mānus (“good”)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Derived terms

  • mānēs (“spirits of the dead”)
  • immānis (“monstrous”)

References

  • manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

Latvian

Pronoun

manis

  1. of me; genitive singular of es

Malay

Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, with *ma- +‎ with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmanis/ [ˈma.nis]
    • Rhymes: -anis
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmanes/ [ˈma.nes]
    • Rhymes: -anes
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nis

Adjective

manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)

  1. (of taste) sweet
  2. attractive; lovely

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: manis (inherited)

Further reading

  • “manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Noun

manis f pl

  1. plural of mani

Volapük

Noun

manis

  1. accusative plural of man

Source: wiktionary.org