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Is minuscule a Scrabble word?

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

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Is minuscule a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word minuscule is a Words With Friends word. The word minuscule is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

MINUSCULE,

8-letter words (1 found)

UNSLUICE,

7-letter words (9 found)

EMULSIN,LEUCINS,LEUCISM,LUMINES,MESCLUN,NUCLEUS,NUCULES,SECULUM,UNLIMES,

6-letter words (35 found)

CESIUM,CLIMES,CLINES,CNEMIS,CULMEN,CUMINS,CUMULI,CUNEUS,INCELS,INCLES,INCUSE,LEUCIN,LIMENS,LINUMS,LUMENS,LUMINE,LUNIES,MELICS,MINCES,MISCUE,MUCINS,MUESLI,MULIES,MUSCLE,MUSLIN,NEUMIC,NUCLEI,NUCULE,SIMNEL,SLUICE,ULICES,ULMINS,UNCLES,UNICUM,UNLIME,

5-letter words (61 found)

CEILS,CIELS,CINES,CLEMS,CLIES,CLIME,CLINE,CLUES,CULMS,CUMIN,CUNEI,CUSUM,ELSIN,EMICS,ILEUM,ILEUS,INCEL,INCLE,INCUS,LENIS,LIENS,LIEUS,LIMEN,LIMES,LIMNS,LINES,LINUM,LUCES,LUMEN,LUNES,MEINS,MELIC,MENUS,MESIC,MIENS,MILES,MINCE,MINES,MINUS,MUCIN,MUCUS,MUILS,MULES,MULIE,MULSE,MUNIS,MUSIC,NELIS,NEUMS,SCLIM,SILEN,SIMUL,SINCE,SLICE,SLIME,SMILE,SULCI,ULMIN,UNCES,UNCLE,UNCUS,

4-letter words (73 found)

CEIL,CELS,CENS,CIEL,CINE,CLEM,CLUE,CUES,CULM,CUMS,ECUS,ELMS,EMIC,EMUS,ICES,ISLE,LEIS,LENS,LICE,LIEN,LIES,LIEU,LIME,LIMN,LINE,LINS,LUCE,LUES,LUMS,LUNE,LUNS,MEIN,MELS,MENU,MEUS,MICE,MICS,MIEN,MILE,MILS,MINE,MISE,MUIL,MULE,MUNI,MUNS,MUSE,NEUM,NICE,NIES,NILS,NIMS,SCUL,SCUM,SEIL,SEMI,SICE,SIEN,SILE,SINE,SLIM,SLUE,SLUM,SULU,SUMI,SUNI,ULES,ULUS,UMES,UMUS,UNCE,UNCI,UNIS,

3-letter words (54 found)

CEL,CIS,CUE,CUM,ECU,ELM,ELS,EMS,EMU,ENS,ICE,INS,ISM,LEI,LES,LEU,LIE,LIN,LIS,LUM,LUN,MEL,MEN,MES,MEU,MIC,MIL,MIS,MUN,MUS,NIE,NIL,NIM,NIS,NUS,SEC,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIC,SIM,SIN,SUE,SUI,SUM,SUN,ULE,ULU,UME,UMS,UMU,UNI,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (16 found)

EL,EM,EN,ES,IN,IS,LI,ME,MI,MU,NE,NU,SI,UM,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 251 words from minuscule according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of minuscule

minuscule

Alternative forms

  • miniscule (originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many)

Etymology

From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪn.jʊˌskjuːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.əˌskjul/, /mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/

Noun

minuscule (countable and uncountable, plural minuscules)

  1. (countable) A lowercase letter.
  2. (uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
  3. (countable) A letter in these styles.

Derived terms

  • Carolingian minuscule

Translations

Adjective

minuscule (comparative more minuscule, superlative most minuscule)

  2. Written in minuscules, lowercase.
  3. Written in minuscule handwriting style.
  4. Very small; tiny.

Synonyms

  • (written in minuscules): lower-case, small
  • (very small): microscopic; minute; tiny
  • See also Thesaurus:tiny

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "lower-case"): majuscule, uppercase

Translations

Usage notes

See the usage notes at miniscule

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.nys.kyl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin minusculus.

Adjective

minuscule (plural minuscules)

  1. tiny, minute, minuscule
  2. (typography) lowercase

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of lettre minuscule.

Noun

minuscule f (plural minuscules)

  1. (typography) a minuscule, a lower case
    Antonym: majuscule

Further reading

  • “minuscule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈnus.ku.le/, [mɪˈnʊs̠kʊɫ̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnus.ku.le/, [miˈnuskule]

Adjective

minuscule

  1. vocative masculine singular of minusculus

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miˈnus.ku.le]

Adjective

minuscule

  1. feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of minuscul

Source: wiktionary.org