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Is minion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word minion is a Scrabble US word. The word minion is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

M3I1N1I1O1N1

Is minion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word minion is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

M3I1N1I1O1N1

Is minion a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word minion is a Words With Friends word. The word minion is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1N2I1O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

MINION,

5-letter words (2 found)

IMINO,INION,

4-letter words (3 found)

MINI,MINO,NONI,

3-letter words (7 found)

INN,ION,MOI,MON,NIM,NOM,NON,

2-letter words (8 found)

IN,IO,MI,MO,NO,OI,OM,ON,

You can make 21 words from minion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of minion

minion

Etymology

1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnjən/
  • Homophone: minyan
  • Rhymes: -ɪnjən
  • Hyphenation: min‧ion

Noun

minion (countable and uncountable, plural minions)

  1. A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
    Synonyms: disciple, follower; see also Thesaurus:loyal follower
  2. A sycophantic follower.
  3. (obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
  4. (obsolete) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
  5. (uncountable, typography, printing) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
  6. Obsolete form of minium.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

minion (comparative more minion, superlative most minion)

  1. (obsolete) Favoured, beloved; "pet".

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English million.

Numeral

minion

  1. million

Welsh

Etymology

From min +‎ -ion.

Noun

minion

  1. plural of min

Mutation


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