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Is munshi a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word munshi is a Scrabble US word. The word munshi is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

M3U1N1S1H4I1

Is munshi a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word munshi is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3U1N1S1H4I1

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6-letter words (1 found)

MUNSHI,

5-letter words (2 found)

MINUS,MUNIS,

4-letter words (18 found)

HIMS,HINS,HISN,HUIS,HUMS,HUNS,MUNI,MUNS,MUSH,NIMS,NISH,SHIM,SHIN,SHUN,SINH,SUMI,SUNI,UNIS,

3-letter words (23 found)

HIM,HIN,HIS,HUI,HUM,HUN,INS,ISH,ISM,MIS,MUN,MUS,NIM,NIS,NUS,SIM,SIN,SUI,SUM,SUN,UMS,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (13 found)

HI,HM,IN,IS,MI,MU,NU,SH,SI,UH,UM,UN,US,

You can make 57 words from munshi according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of munshi

munshi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”) or directly from its etymon Classical Persian منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”), from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ, “teacher; writer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmuːnʃiː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmunʃi/
  • Hyphenation: mun‧shi

Noun

munshi (plural munshis)

  1. (South Asia) A clerk or secretary. [from 17th c.]
  2. (South Asia) A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian.

Alternative forms

  • moonshee (archaic)
  • moonshi (archaic)
  • munsee (archaic)
  • munshee (archaic)

Related terms

  • Munshi (a surname)

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References

Further reading

  • Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “moonshee”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 581.
  • munshi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Muhsin, humins, mushin

Source: wiktionary.org