Is MERKS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERKS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MERKS worth?

MERKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MERKS?

MERKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

MERKS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. MERKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

m3e1r1k5s1

PlayableMERKS · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MERKS?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful MERKS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MERKS

Front hooks — 1

smerks12

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How MERKS scores

Scrabble m3e1r1k5s1 11

Words with Friends m4e1r1k5s1 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in MERKS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
e	1	12
r	1	6
k	1	1
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

Anagrams of MERKS

smerk11

The 5 tiles of MERKS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in MERKS

smerks12

1 words end in MERKS. Useful as a back hook: play MERKS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in MERKS

merk10 erks8 serk8 sker8 rems6 erk7 kes7 ems5 erm5 mer5 mes5 rem5 ers3 res3 ser3 em4 me4 er2 es2 re2

Common questions about MERKS

Is MERKS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERKS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MERKS worth?: MERKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MERKS?: MERKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MERKS:

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