MERCADO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MERCADO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERCADO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERCADO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCADO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mercadosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERCADO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MERCADO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about MERCADO
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MERCADO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A market, especially in a Spanish-speaking country.
Mercado is borrowed straight from Spanish and keeps its local flavour in English. Travel writing uses it for covered markets full of produce, spices, and crafts.
How MERCADO is used
Mercado appears in English mostly in travel writing and in place names.
- We bought fresh peaches at the mercado every morning.
- The central mercado was crowded with shoppers.
- A small mercado near the plaza sells handmade baskets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERCADO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERCADO
The 7 tiles of MERCADO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MERCADO
1 longer words begin with MERCADO.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCADO
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Common questions about MERCADO
- Is MERCADO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERCADO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERCADO worth?
- MERCADO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERCADO mean?
- A market, especially in a Spanish-speaking country.
- What letters can be added to MERCADO?
- MERCADO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MERCADO:
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