MISERICORD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISERICORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISERICORD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISERICORD is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISERICORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISERICORD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MISERICORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISERICORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISERICORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small ledge on the underside of a folding choir seat that supports a person standing.
Monks who had to stand for long services could lean on the misericord when the seat was tipped up. These ledges are often carved with comic or fantastic scenes. The word was also used for a small dagger that ended a wounded knight.
How MISERICORD is used
Used in church architecture, medieval history and woodcarving.
- The carved misericord showed a fox preaching to geese.
- Monks leaned on each misericord during the long service.
- He drew a misericord to finish off the fallen knight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISERICORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISERICORD
3 longer words begin with MISERICORD.
Shorter words from the letters in MISERICORD
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Common questions about MISERICORD
- Is MISERICORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISERICORD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISERICORD worth?
- MISERICORD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISERICORD mean?
- A small ledge on the underside of a folding choir seat that supports a person standing.
- What letters can be added to MISERICORD?
- MISERICORD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MISERICORD:
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