MERLE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MERLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERLE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERLE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
merlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MERLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What does MERLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarypoetic
A blackbird, especially as named in older poetry and song.
Merle comes from the French word for blackbird and appears mainly in literary or poetic English rather than everyday speech. Older ballads and nature poems use merle where a modern writer would simply write blackbird. The same spelling also names the mottled, marbled coat pattern seen in some dog and cattle breeds, a separate use tied to coat genetics rather than birds.
How MERLE is used
Chiefly literary or poetic noun; rarely heard in ordinary conversation.
- The old poem calls the singing bird a merle.
- A merle called from the hedge at dawn.
- Ballads often pair the merle with the mavis.
- The garden's merle sang long after sunset.
- Few readers today recognize merle as another word for blackbird.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERLE
The 5 tiles of MERLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MERLE
1 longer words begin with MERLE.
Words with MERLE inside
4 words contain MERLE in the middle. Words that start with MERLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MERLE
Common questions about MERLE
- Is MERLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERLE worth?
- MERLE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERLE mean?
- A blackbird, especially as named in older poetry and song.
- What letters can be added to MERLE?
- MERLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MERLE:
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