Is MEDIOCRITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEDIOCRITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEDIOCRITY mean?
- noun
ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
- noun
a person of second-rate ability or value
“a team of aging second-raters”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + O (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 MEDIOCRITY
MEDIOCRITY 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 MEDIOCRITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- comedy14
- cymoid14
- dimetric13
- morticed13
- comity13
- myotic13
- demotic12
- dimeric12
- dormice12
- cidery12
- dimity12
- dioecy12
- idiocy12
- mercy12
- meiotic11
- mortice11
- dermic11
- medico11
- moiety11
- coyed11
- cyder11
- decoy11
- decry11
- dicey11
- dicty11
- dormy11
- myoid11
- cyme11
- cordite10
- dictier10
- ericoid10
- timider10
- metric10
- miotic10
- coyer10
- demic10
- domic10
- medic10
- motey10
- demy10
- emyd10
- myc10
- citied9
- coedit9
- credit9
- dicier9
- direct9
- dormie9
- mitred9
- triced9
- comer9
- comet9
- comte9
- crime9
- deity9
- dirty9
- dorty9
- micro9
- toyed9
- tyred9
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