MERIMAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. MERIMAKES 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 MERIMAKES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERIMAKES is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERIMAKES
No single letter turns MERIMAKES into another word.
How MERIMAKES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MERIMAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERIMAKES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MERIMAKES mean in Scrabble?
MERIMAKES is the plural of MERIMAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MERIMAKES
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Common questions about MERIMAKES
- Is MERIMAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MERIMAKES is not in it.
- How many points is MERIMAKES worth?
- MERIMAKES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MERIMAKES?
- No single letter can be added to MERIMAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MERIMAKES:
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