MESMERISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MESMERISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESMERISE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESMERISE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESMERISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESMERISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MESMERISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESMERISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MESMERISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To hold someone's attention so completely that they can think of nothing else.
The verb grew out of Franz Mesmer's claims of animal magnetism and once meant to hypnotise. Now a firework display, a voice or a flame can mesmerise us, and the British spelling uses -ise.
How MESMERISE is used
Common in everyday and written English; American spelling is mesmerize.
- The dancer could mesmerise a whole theatre without a word.
- Waves seem to mesmerise anyone who stares at them long enough.
- Fire can mesmerise a child for an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESMERISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESMERISE
4 longer words begin with MESMERISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MESMERISE
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Common questions about MESMERISE
- Is MESMERISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESMERISE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESMERISE worth?
- MESMERISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESMERISE mean?
- To hold someone's attention so completely that they can think of nothing else.
- What letters can be added to MESMERISE?
- MESMERISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MESMERISE:
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