minimum: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with M · ends with M
Meaning of minimum
noun
The lowest limit.
Example: We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
The smallest amount.
Example: He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
Example: The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.
A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
Listed forms: minima, minimums.
Source: Wiktionary — minimum.
adj
- not-comparable
To the lowest degree.
Source: Wiktionary — minimum.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for minimum.
adjective
the least possible
noun
the smallest possible quantity
- lower limit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of minimum
M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + M(3) + U(1) + M(3) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of minimum
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from minimum
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in minimum. Showing up to 24, longest first.