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What does ministry mean? Is ministry a Scrabble word?

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Is ministry a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ministry is a Scrabble US word. The word ministry is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

M3I1N1I1S1T1R1Y4

Is ministry a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ministry is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

M3I1N1I1S1T1R1Y4

Is ministry a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ministry is a Words With Friends word. The word ministry is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1N2I1S1T1R1Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

MINISTRY,

6-letter words (3 found)

MIRINS,SMRITI,TIYINS,

5-letter words (15 found)

INTIS,MINIS,MINTS,MINTY,MIRIN,MISTY,MITIS,NITRY,SNIRT,STIMY,STRIM,TIYIN,TIYNS,TRIMS,TRINS,

4-letter words (32 found)

INTI,IRIS,ISIT,MINI,MINT,MINY,MIRI,MIRS,MIRY,MIST,MITY,NIMS,NISI,NITS,RIMS,RIMY,RINS,RITS,SIMI,SIRI,SMIR,SMIT,SNIT,STIM,STIR,TINS,TINY,TIYN,TRIM,TRIN,TYIN,YINS,

3-letter words (25 found)

INS,ISM,ITS,MIR,MIS,NIM,NIS,NIT,NYM,NYS,RIM,RIN,RIT,SIM,SIN,SIR,SIT,SNY,SRI,STY,SYN,TIN,TIS,TRY,YIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

IN,IS,IT,MI,MY,NY,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 85 words from ministry according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ministry

ministry

Etymology

From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧try

Noun

ministry (plural ministries)

  1. Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:government ministry
  2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
  3. A ministration
  4. The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
  5. (Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
  6. (Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.

Derived terms

  • bus ministry
  • fivefold ministry
  • ministerial
  • prime ministry

Translations

Anagrams

  • myristin

Source: wiktionary.org