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Is MACKERELS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MACKERELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MACKERELS mean?

Mackerels is a form of MACKEREL.

  1. noun

    flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish

  2. noun

    any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

9

Letters

M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for MACKERELS

MACKERELS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from MACKERELS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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