What it means
- (noun) A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
- (noun) One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup (blackface) to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of song, dance and banjo music.
Letter analysis
- Minstrels contains 9 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- minstrel
- trimness
- enlists
- inserts
- listens
- minster
- misters
- silents
- tinsels
- enlist
- inlets
- insert
- insets
- inters
- islets
- liners
- listen
- liters
- merits
- milers
- miners
- misers
- mister
- miters
- remiss
- remits
- resins
- resist
- rinses
- silent
- sirens
- sister
- sliest
- smelts
- smiles
- smites
- steins
- sterns
- stiles
- timers
- tinsel
- emirs
- emits
- inert
- inlet
- inset
- intel
- inter
- isles
- islet
- items
- liens
- limes
- limns
- liner
- lines
- lints
- lists
- liter
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with MIN
- min
- minaret
- minarets
- minatory
- mince
- minced
- mincemeat
- minces
- mincing
- mind
- mindbogglingly
- minded
- mindedness
- mindful
- mindfully
- mindfulness
- minding
- mindless
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Words ending with ELS
Common questions
What does Minstrels mean?
A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
How many letters are in Minstrels?
Minstrels has 9 letters.
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