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diminutive

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Is diminutive a Scrabble word?

Yes, diminutive is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of diminutive?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (obsolete) Serving to diminish.Examples: "1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, 1714 edition republished by Gregg International Publishers, 1968, Volume 3, Miscellany 3, Chapter 2, p. 175, They cou’d, perhaps, even embrace POVERTY contentedly, rather than submit to any thing diminutive either of their inward Freedom or national Liberty."obsolete

2. (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.Antonyms: augmentative

noun (English)

1. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.Examples: "Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."; "But I was frightfully fond of the universe and wanted to address it by a diminutive. I often did so; and it never seemed to mind."; "When we come to occupative names, we are again confronted by crowds of diminutives."Synonyms: nomen deminutivumAntonyms: augmentative

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "diminutive"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "diminutive"?

Scrabble
16 points
D2
I1
M3
I1
N1
U1
T1
I1
V4
E1
Words With Friends
20 points
D2
I1
M4
I1
N2
U2
T1
I1
V4
E1

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