Minging in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is minging a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word minging is a Scrabble US word. The word minging is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

M3I1N1G2I1N1G2

Is minging a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word minging is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3I1N1G2I1N1G2

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7-letter words (1 found)

MINGING,

6-letter words (1 found)

MINING,

4-letter words (5 found)

GING,GINN,MIGG,MING,MINI,

3-letter words (7 found)

GIG,GIN,IGG,ING,INN,MIG,NIM,

2-letter words (3 found)

GI,IN,MI,

You can make 17 words from minging according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of minging

minging

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪŋɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Scots mingin (stinking), present participle of ming (to stink), from Middle English mengen (to mix), from Old English mengan (to mix).

Adjective

minging (comparative more minging, superlative most minging)

  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) Very unattractive; ugly.
  2. (UK, Ireland, slang) Unclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling.

Etymology 2

From the present participle of mengen (stir up someone's mind) or formed from English ming (to bring to (someone's) mind). In Middle English, came to mean 'an exhortation'. In the 17th and 18th centuries attaining a specialized medical sense before becoming obsolete.

Noun

minging (plural not attested)

  1. (medicine, rare, obsolete) A premonitory symptom.

Further reading

  • “minging”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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