MERCURIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MERCURIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERCURIAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERCURIAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCURIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mercurialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERCURIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MERCURIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERCURIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MERCURIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Prone to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Named for the swift Roman god and the quick-moving metal, mercurial suits a person whose temper can flip within minutes. It carries a hint of brilliance and charm as well as unreliability, unlike a flat word such as moody.
How MERCURIAL is used
Used for people, temperaments and fast-shifting situations; also a technical term for mercury compounds.
- Her mercurial moods kept the whole office guessing.
- The director was a mercurial genius who loved and fired actors in the same week.
- Spring weather in the mountains is famously mercurial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERCURIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MERCURIAL
18 longer words begin with MERCURIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCURIAL
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Common questions about MERCURIAL
- Is MERCURIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERCURIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERCURIAL worth?
- MERCURIAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERCURIAL mean?
- Prone to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
- What letters can be added to MERCURIAL?
- MERCURIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MERCURIAL:
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