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Is MERCENARIES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MERCENARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MERCENARIES mean?

Mercenaries is a form of MERCENARY.

  1. noun

    a person hired to fight for another country than their own

  2. adjective

    marked by materialism

  3. adjective

    serving for wages in a foreign army

    “mercenary killers”

  4. adjective

    profit oriented

    “a commercial book”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

11

Letters

M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 MERCENARIES

MERCENARIES 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 MERCENARIES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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