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MININGS

7 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What MININGS Means

MININGS is a form of MINING, which means:

  1. noun: the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
  2. noun: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MININGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 N1 I1 N1 G2 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In MININGS

35 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (2)

5 letter words (2)

4 letter words (14)

3 letter words (12)

2 letter words (5)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.