“MINNIES” is a valid word. — 9 points Scrabble

mineexcavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
ninethe cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
minia very short skirt
semione of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
sineratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
innsa hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
miendignified manner or conduct
nisinot final or absolute
mise
nimsgame in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table

menthe force of workers available
sinestrangement from god
inna hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
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sena fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
insan agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
nimgame in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
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isma belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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ishave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
mea state in New England
ema quad with a square body
midestruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
enhalf the width of an em
sia tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
esa radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

MINNIES