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What does minority mean? Is minority a Scrabble word?

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Is minority a Scrabble word?

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

M3I1N1O1R1I1T1Y4

Is minority a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3I1N1O1R1I1T1Y4

Is minority a Words With Friends word?

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

M4I1N2O1R1I1T1Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

MINORITY,

7-letter words (1 found)

TRIONYM,

6-letter words (1 found)

ROTINI,

5-letter words (12 found)

IMINO,INTRO,IRONY,MINOR,MINTY,MIRIN,MONTY,NITRO,NITRY,TIMON,TIYIN,TORII,

4-letter words (44 found)

INRO,INTI,INTO,IRON,MINI,MINO,MINT,MINY,MIRI,MIRO,MIRY,MITY,MOIT,MONY,MORN,MORT,MOTI,NOIR,NORI,NORM,OINT,OMIT,RIMY,RIOT,ROIN,RONT,ROTI,RYOT,TINY,TIRO,TIYN,TONY,TORI,TORN,TORY,TRIM,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROY,TYIN,TYRO,YONI,YONT,

3-letter words (30 found)

ION,MIR,MOI,MON,MOR,MOT,MOY,NIM,NIT,NOM,NOR,NOT,NOY,NYM,ONY,ORT,RIM,RIN,RIT,ROM,ROT,TIN,TOM,TON,TOR,TOY,TRY,YIN,YOM,YON,

2-letter words (16 found)

IN,IO,IT,MI,MO,MY,NO,NY,OI,OM,ON,OR,OY,TI,TO,YO,

You can make 105 words from minority according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of minority

minority

Etymology

From Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor.

Morphologically minor +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/, /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/
  • (NYC) IPA(key): /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹɪti

Noun

minority (countable and uncountable, plural minorities)

  1. The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. [from 15th c.]
    Synonym: childhood
    Antonym: adulthood
  2. Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]
    • 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera
      The case is the latest chapter in a decade-long struggle by the nation's elite minority to crush the powerful political machine founded by Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in another coup in 2006.
    Antonym: majority
  3. (US) A member of an ethnic minority. [from 20th c.]
  4. (sociology) A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
  5. (India, euphemistic) A Muslim.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • minor

Translations

Adjective

minority (comparative more minority, superlative most minority)

  1. (relational, attributive) Of or relating to a minority.
  2. (attributive, politics, of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
    minority government

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See also

  • Thesaurus:quantifier

Further reading

  • “minority”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “minority”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Source: wiktionary.org