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Is minx a Scrabble word?

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

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Is minx a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word minx is a Words With Friends word. The word minx is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

MINX,

3-letter words (3 found)

MIX,NIM,NIX,

2-letter words (3 found)

IN,MI,XI,

You can make 7 words from minx according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of minx

minx imnx mnix nmix inmx nimx mixn imxn mxin xmin ixmn ximn mnxi nmxi mxni xmni nxmi xnmi inxm nixm ixnm xinm nxim xnim

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word minx. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in minx.

Definitions and meaning of minx

minx

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /mɪŋks/
  • Homophone: minks
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋks

Etymology 1

The origin of the noun is uncertain. The following possible derivations have been suggested:

  • A variation of minikin (“(obsolete) young person, especially a young woman; small or insignificant person, thing, or amount”) + a variation of -s (suffix forming hypocoristic nouns (nicknames)) (compare minckins, a variant of minikin).
  • From Dutch mens, mensch (“human being, person; (derogatory, informal) woman”) (obsolete), Middle Dutch minsc, minsce, minsch; or from German Low German minsch, minsk, Middle Low German minsche (“hussy, wench”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”, adjective), from *mann- (“human being, person; man”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”), *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”), or *mon- (“human being; man”)) + *-iskaz (suffix meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’ forming adjectives).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

minx (plural minxes)

  1. A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
  2. (derogatory, dated) A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mistress, Thesaurus:promiscuous woman, Thesaurus:prostitute
  3. (obsolete) A pet dog.
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  • Thesaurus:lolita
  • Thesaurus:troublemaker

Verb

minx (third-person singular simple present minxes, present participle minxing, simple past and past participle minxed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Used transitively when followed by it: to behave like a minx, that is, in a flirtatious and impudent manner.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:harlotize
  2. (transitive) To make (someone) like a minx; (intransitive) to become like a minx.
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Etymology 2

A variant of mink.

Noun

minx (plural minxes)

  1. obsolete spelling of mink (“any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily”). [18th–19th c.]
    Synonym: minx otter

References

Further reading

  • minx (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org