MERRY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MERRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERRY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERRY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERRY
No single letter turns MERRY into another word.
How MERRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MERRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 104,566.
What does MERRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cheerful, lively, and full of laughter or good spirits, especially in connection with festivity.
Merry describes a mood of open, sociable happiness rather than quiet contentment, often tied to celebration, drink, music, or company. The word appears in many fixed phrases, such as merry Christmas and the merry month of May, where it carries a festive rather than purely emotional sense. It can also describe a person slightly tipsy from alcohol, a lighter British usage.
How MERRY is used
Standard adjective, frequent in festive greetings and fixed phrases such as merry Christmas.
- The children were merry all through the holiday party.
- A merry crowd gathered to sing carols in the square.
- He grew a little merry after two glasses of wine.
- She wished everyone a merry Christmas at the door.
- The tavern was full of merry laughter and music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MERRY
8 longer words begin with MERRY.
Words ending in MERRY
2 words end in MERRY. Useful as a back hook: play MERRY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MERRY
Common questions about MERRY
- Is MERRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERRY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERRY worth?
- MERRY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERRY mean?
- Cheerful, lively, and full of laughter or good spirits, especially in connection with festivity.
- What letters can be added to MERRY?
- No single letter can be added to MERRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MERRY:
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