MERCAPTANS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MERCAPTANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
m3e1r1c3a1p3t1a1n1s1
PlayableMERCAPTANS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept MERCAPTANS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful MERCAPTANS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCAPTANS
No single letter turns MERCAPTANS into another word.
How MERCAPTANS scores
Scrabble m3e1r1c3a1p3t1a1n1s1 16
Words with Friends m4e1r1c4a1p4t1a1n2s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in MERCAPTANS, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERCAPTANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCAPTANS
mercaptan15 catnapers13 paraments13 permatans13 sacrament13 crampets14 manscape14 paracmes14 spaceman14 aptamers12 camstane12 cantraps12 caprates12 catnaper12 mantraps12 pancreas12 parament12 parmesan12 pastance12 permatan12 spearman12 canaster10 caterans10 sarmenta10 semantra10 campers13 campest13 crampet13 encamps13 paceman13 paracme13 scamper13 amtracs11 aptamer11 cameras11 canapes11 cantrap11 caprate11 capstan11 captans11
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Common questions about MERCAPTANS
- Is MERCAPTANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERCAPTANS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERCAPTANS worth?
- MERCAPTANS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MERCAPTANS?
- No single letter can be added to MERCAPTANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MERCAPTANS:
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