MERCUROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MERCUROUS 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 MERCUROUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERCUROUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERCUROUS
No single letter turns MERCUROUS into another word.
How MERCUROUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MERCUROUS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERCUROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MERCUROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing mercury with a valence of one, as in certain mercury compounds.
Chemists use mercurous for compounds in which mercury has its lower oxidation state, as opposed to the mercuric ones where it is higher. Calomel, a mercurous chloride, is the classic example.
How MERCUROUS is used
Appears only in chemistry, in names of mercury compounds.
- Mercurous chloride is sometimes called calomel.
- The sample contained a mercurous salt rather than a mercuric one.
- A mercurous compound was the first to be tested.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERCUROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MERCUROUS
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Common questions about MERCUROUS
- Is MERCUROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERCUROUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERCUROUS worth?
- MERCUROUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERCUROUS mean?
- Containing mercury with a valence of one, as in certain mercury compounds.
- What letters can be added to MERCUROUS?
- No single letter can be added to MERCUROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MERCUROUS:
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