Minute
/ˈmɪnɪt/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Minute
noun
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."
- A short but unspecified time period.
"Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
"We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc."
- (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
"Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting."
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
"If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes."
Anagrams of Minute
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
m3
i1
n1
u1
t1
e1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Minute
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Minute"
Minute is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "minute" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Minute" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "minute" is a low-scoring word.