mining

/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
noun

The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.

  2. Any activity that extracts or undermines.

    “His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.”

  3. The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).

  4. Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.

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MINING at a glance

MINING has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,630 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • DINING8
  • MIXING16
  • LINING7
  • PINING9
  • FINING10
  • WINING10
  • MIMING11
  • VINING10
  • MIKING13
  • SINING7
  • MIRING9
  • MENING9
  • MILING9
  • TINING7

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