MERL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MERL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MERL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does MERL mean in Scrabble?
noun
poeticliteraryScots
A blackbird; an older poetic name for the common European thrush of that colour.
Merl, also spelled merle, names the same bird that most speakers now simply call a blackbird, and it survives chiefly in Scots verse and older English poetry rather than in ordinary conversation. Poets often paired the merl with the mavis, an old name for the song thrush, to evoke birdsong in general.
How MERL is used
Poetic and Scots literary usage; a modern speaker would say blackbird instead.
- The merl sang from the hedge at first light.
- Old ballads often set the merl beside the mavis.
- A merl flew low across the stubble field.
- The poet compared her voice to the merl's evening song.
- Frost silenced the merl's call until spring returned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MERL
11 longer words begin with MERL.
Words with MERL inside
15 words contain MERL in the middle. Words that start with MERL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MERL
Common questions about MERL
- Is MERL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERL worth?
- MERL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERL mean?
- A blackbird; an older poetic name for the common European thrush of that colour.
- What letters can be added to MERL?
- MERL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MERL:
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