Minute

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or one-sixtieth of an hour.

“Please wait just one minute while I finish this.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈmɪnɪt/

Syllables

min·ute

Related Words

Synonyms

moment instant second

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Wordle

Vowels I, U, E with common consonants; be aware of pronunciation variants.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points; good vowel distribution for word extension.

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Words you can make from Minute

Shorter words formed from the letters in “minute”.

intue metin meuni temin timne unite unmet untie emit etui item menu mine mint time tune unit

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “minute”.

minutes runtime

Longer words starting with Minute

Words that begin with “minute”.

minutes

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