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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

Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11

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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