5-Letter Word

MINIM

A british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0

M1
I2
N3
I4
M5
Letter positions
Word
minim
Position 1
m
Position 2
i
Position 3
n
Position 4
i
Position 5
m
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
9

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
M16665.3%
I21,33410.7%
N39337.5%
I48336.7%
M51791.4%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: M, I
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
Yes

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
M1333%
I2111%
N3111%
I4111%
M5333%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MINIM a good Wordle opening word?
MINIM has a repeated letter (M, I), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
What does MINIM mean?
MINIM: A british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.
What is the Scrabble score for MINIM?
9 points. Tile breakdown: M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + M(3). The highest-value tile is M (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 2 vowels?
7,415 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 2 vowels (59.4%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).

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