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MINSTRELS

9 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

MINSTRELS is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

MINSTRELS root MINSTREL-s

Word family

noun
  1. alsoattributivehistoricalOriginally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
  2. alsoattributivebroadlypoeticAny lyric poet, musician, or singer.
  3. USalsoattributivebroadlyhistoricalOne of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now regarded as racist).
  4. alsoattributivebroadlyslangAn amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
verb
  1. alsoattributivefigurativelytransitiveTo play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
  2. alsoattributivefigurativelyintransitiveTo act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.