Is MERCANTILISM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCANTILISM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCANTILISM mean?
- noun
an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
- noun
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) = 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 MERCANTILISM
Single letters that turn MERCANTILISM into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MERCANTILISM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- melismatic16
- clammiest15
- metricism15
- centralism14
- criminates14
- melanistic14
- militances14
- clammers14
- clammier14
- minicams14
- misclaim14
- racemism14
- anticrime13
- antimeric13
- armistice13
- cretinism13
- criminals13
- criminate13
- melanitic13
- mentalism13
- militance13
- miscreant13
- cammies13
- clammer13
- miasmic13
- mimetic13
- mimical13
- minicam13
- scammer13
- actinism12
- amnestic12
- carmines12
- casimire12
- centrism12
- ceramist12
- cerimans12
- claimers12
- clematis12
- climates12
- cremains12
- creminis12
- criminal12
- lemnisci12
- limacine12
- limnetic12
- malmiest12
- maritime12
- marlitic12
- marmites12
- matrices12
- melanics12
- melanism12
- meniscal12
- meristic12
- mescalin12
- meticais12
- meticals12
- metrical12
- minciest12
- minicars12
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