MERCIFY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. MERCIFY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MERCIFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERCIFY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCIFY
No single letter turns MERCIFY into another word.
How MERCIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MERCIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
Words starting with MERCIFY
1 longer words begin with MERCIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCIFY
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Common questions about MERCIFY
- Is MERCIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MERCIFY is not in it.
- How many points is MERCIFY worth?
- MERCIFY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MERCIFY?
- No single letter can be added to MERCIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MERCIFY:
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