MERMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MERMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERMAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERMAN
No single letter turns MERMAN into another word.
How MERMAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MERMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does MERMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A male sea creature of legend, with the body of a man and the tail of a fish.
The merman is the male counterpart of the mermaid, and he appears in the sea folklore of Britain, Scandinavia and many other coasts. Tales describe him as sometimes kindly and sometimes stormy, able to raise waves or calm them. The first part of the word is the old English word for sea, which also survives in the name of the mermaid.
How MERMAN is used
Used in folklore, fantasy and children stories; the plural is mermen.
- The fisherman swore he saw a merman rising from the surf.
- In the fairy tale the merman guarded a drowned castle.
- A carved merman blows a horn on the old fountain.
- The painter showed a merman with seaweed in his beard.
- Sailors told of a merman who could sink a ship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MERMAN
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Common questions about MERMAN
- Is MERMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERMAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERMAN worth?
- MERMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERMAN mean?
- A male sea creature of legend, with the body of a man and the tail of a fish.
- What letters can be added to MERMAN?
- No single letter can be added to MERMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MERMAN:
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