Minyan
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The minimum quorum of ten Jewish males over the age of thirteen required by Jewish law for public religious worship.
“They waited at the synagogue for a tenth man to arrive so they could form a minyan.”
Pronunciation
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min·yan
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Synonyms
quorumprayer group
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Wordle
Ends in AN, Y in the middle is an unusual placement, N appears twice
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points, Y adds solid tile value, AN ending is easy to hook onto existing board words
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