MERI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MERI 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MERI?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MERI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MERI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MERI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealandhistorical
A short, flat Maori war club, traditionally made of stone, whalebone, or greenstone.
A meri was carried by Maori warriors in hand-to-hand fighting and was also kept as a mark of rank, often carved from highly valued greenstone. The word is a variant spelling of mere, the more familiar English form of the same weapon.
How MERI is used
Met mainly in writing about Maori culture and museum collections, rarely in everyday speech.
- The museum displayed a greenstone meri beside other Maori weapons.
- A carved meri was passed down through the chief's family.
- The warrior gripped his meri as he stepped forward.
- Collectors prize an old meri for the skill of its carving.
- The guide explained how a meri was used in close combat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERI
The 4 tiles of MERI in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MERI
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with MERI.
Words ending in MERI
1 words end in MERI. Useful as a back hook: play MERI onto a word already on the board.
Words with MERI inside
Showing 24 of 310 words that contain MERI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MERI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MERI
Common questions about MERI
- Is MERI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MERI is not in it.
- How many points is MERI worth?
- MERI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERI mean?
- A short, flat Maori war club, traditionally made of stone, whalebone, or greenstone.
- What letters can be added to MERI?
- MERI takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MERI:
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