minute
Minute can refer to a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour, an indefinitely short time, or a particular point in time. Minute is also used as adjective, with meanings including infinitely or immeasurably small.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
MI
Ends
UTE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “MINUTE” Mean?
/maɪˈnjuːt/
minute has 8 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesinfinitely or immeasurably small
“two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
“reduced to a minute scale”
Synonyms
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
“a minute inspection of the grounds”
“a narrow scrutiny”
“an exact and minute report”
Synonyms
Noun
6 sensesa unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Synonyms
a short note
“the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
“we live an hour from the airport”
“it's just 10 minutes away”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
infinitely or immeasurably small
Length
6 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
M, I, N, U, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆MINUTE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MINUTE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MINUTE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MINUTE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
MI, IN, NU, UT, TE
Trigrams
MIN, INU, NUT, UTE
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