minesweeping
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
Definition of minesweeping
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)The detection and safe disposal of mines.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)The detection and safe disposal of mines.
- (slang, uncountable, usually)The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of minesweep
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Etymology
From mine + sweeping.
Words you can make from minesweeping
200+ playable · top: WIMPING (15 pts)
Best play wimping 15 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
34 words- SPEWING 13 pts
- SWIPING 13 pts
- WEEPING 13 pts
- WINGMEN 13 pts
- WISPING 13 pts
- EMPINGS 12 pts
- IMPINGE 12 pts
- IMPINGS 12 pts
- NEWSMEN 12 pts
- PIGMIES 12 pts
- WEEPIES 12 pts
- WEENING 11 pts
- EISWEIN 10 pts
- EPIGENE 10 pts
- MENSING 10 pts
- MININGS 10 pts
- PEENING 10 pts
- PEINING 10 pts
- PEISING 10 pts
- PIEINGS 10 pts
- SEEMING 10 pts
- SEEPING 10 pts
- SNIPING 10 pts
- WEENIES 10 pts
- WIENIES 10 pts
- ENEMIES 9 pts
- MEINIES 9 pts
- MINNIES 9 pts
- PENNIES 9 pts
- PINENES 9 pts
- PINNIES 9 pts
- ENGINES 8 pts
- INSIGNE 8 pts
- SEINING 8 pts
6-letter words
37 words- MEWING 12 pts
- PWNING 12 pts
- WIPING 12 pts
- EMPING 11 pts
- IMPING 11 pts
- PEWEES 11 pts
- WEEPIE 11 pts
- MISPEN 10 pts
- NGWEES 10 pts
- PENMEN 10 pts
- SEWING 10 pts
- SWINGE 10 pts
- WEEING 10 pts
- WINING 10 pts
- WISING 10 pts
- GENIPS 9 pts
- MINING 9 pts
- NEWIES 9 pts
- NEWSIE 9 pts
- PEEING 9 pts
- PIEING 9 pts
- PINING 9 pts
- SIPING 9 pts
- WEENIE 9 pts
- WIENIE 9 pts
- IMINES 8 pts
- MEINIE 8 pts
- PENNES 8 pts
- PENNIS 8 pts
- PENSEE 8 pts
- PINENE 8 pts
- ENGINE 7 pts
- ENSIGN 7 pts
- GENIES 7 pts
- SEEING 7 pts
- SIGNEE 7 pts
- INNIES 6 pts
5-letter words
54 words- WIMPS 12 pts
- GIMPS 10 pts
- PEWEE 10 pts
- SWEEP 10 pts
- SWIPE 10 pts
- WEEPS 10 pts
- WIPES 10 pts
- GWINE 9 pts
- IMPIS 9 pts
- NGWEE 9 pts
- SWING 9 pts
- WINGS 9 pts
- GENIP 8 pts
- NEWIE 8 pts
- PIING 8 pts
- PINGS 8 pts
- SINEW 8 pts
- SWINE 8 pts
- WEENS 8 pts
- WINES 8 pts
- EPEES 7 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- MENSE 7 pts
- MESNE 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MINIS 7 pts
- NEEMS 7 pts
- NEEPS 7 pts
- PEENS 7 pts
- PEINS 7 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- PENES 7 pts
- PENIS 7 pts
- PENNE 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PINES 7 pts
- SEMEE 7 pts
- SEMEN 7 pts
- SNIPE 7 pts
- SPINE 7 pts
- GEESE 6 pts
- GENES 6 pts
- GENIE 6 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SIEGE 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- NENES 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
4-letter words
67 words- GIMP 9 pts
- MEWS 9 pts
- PEWS 9 pts
- PWNS 9 pts
- SMEW 9 pts
- SPEW 9 pts
- SWIM 9 pts
- IMPI 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- SWIG 8 pts
- EEEW 7 pts
- EWES 7 pts
- GEMS 7 pts
- GIPS 7 pts
- IWIS 7 pts
- MEGS 7 pts
- MIGS 7 pts
- NEWS 7 pts
- PEGS 7 pts
- PIGS 7 pts
- PING 7 pts
- SEWN 7 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINI 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- GEES 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- NEGS 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
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