menial

Plural: menials

Noun

A person performing humble, unskilled, or degrading work.
a domestic servant
A servant, especially a domestic servant.
A person who has a subservient nature.

Adjective Satellite

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

Adj

Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
Of or relating to unskilled work.
Servile; low; mean.

Examples

a menial wretch
He felt like a MENIAL Scrabble player, only able to make short, low-scoring words.
menial job

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English meyneal, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō (“house”).

Synonyms

humble, lowly

Scrabble Score: 8

menial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
menial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
menial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

menial: valid Words With Friends Word