MERK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does MERK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former Scottish silver coin.
The merk was worth two thirds of a pound Scots and circulated until the union of 1707. It is the same word as mark, kept in a Scots spelling for a Scots coin.
How MERK is used
Countable: a merk, two merks. Historical.
- A merk was two thirds of a pound Scots.
- The word merk is the Scots spelling of mark.
- The merk circulated until 1707.
- Two merks and a few pennies was a labourer's week.
- Scots kept its own spelling for the merk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MERK
3 longer words begin with MERK.
Words ending in MERK
1 words end in MERK. Useful as a back hook: play MERK onto a word already on the board.
Words with MERK inside
7 words contain MERK in the middle. Words that start with MERK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MERK
Common questions about MERK
- Is MERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERK worth?
- MERK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERK mean?
- A former Scottish silver coin.
- What letters can be added to MERK?
- MERK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MERK:
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