MERCILESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MERCILESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERCILESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERCILESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCILESS
No single letter turns MERCILESS into another word.
How MERCILESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MERCILESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERCILESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MERCILESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing no pity or willingness to spare anyone.
A merciless ruler, critic or storm gives no quarter and leaves no room for pleading. Writers use merciless for people and also for forces of nature or time that simply cannot be softened.
How MERCILESS is used
Common in everyday and literary writing, for people, acts and harsh conditions.
- The merciless sun beat down on the stranded hikers.
- The coach was merciless about missed training sessions.
- A merciless review left the young author shaken.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERCILESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERCILESS
The 9 tiles of MERCILESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MERCILESS
3 longer words begin with MERCILESS.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCILESS
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Common questions about MERCILESS
- Is MERCILESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERCILESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERCILESS worth?
- MERCILESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERCILESS mean?
- Showing no pity or willingness to spare anyone.
- What letters can be added to MERCILESS?
- No single letter can be added to MERCILESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MERCILESS:
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