Is MERCHANTMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCHANTMAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCHANTMAN mean?
- noun
a cargo ship
“they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) = 20 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 MERCHANTMAN
MERCHANTMAN 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 MERCHANTMAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- merchant15
- ranchman15
- ranchmen15
- manchet14
- marchen14
- matcher14
- rematch14
- earthman13
- macrame13
- hammer13
- macher13
- manche13
- matcha13
- armament12
- archean12
- chanter12
- enchant12
- trachea12
- tranche12
- charm12
- mache12
- march12
- match12
- merch12
- mantram11
- meatman11
- anarch11
- anthem11
- chaeta11
- channa11
- hamate11
- hetman11
- mahant11
- rachet11
- trench11
- cham11
- chem11
- mach11
- mech11
- amtrac10
- camera10
- carman10
- carmen10
- merman10
- tarmac10
- chana10
- chant10
- chare10
- chart10
- cheat10
- chert10
- hance10
- haram10
- harem10
- herma10
- natch10
- ranch10
- ratch10
- reach10
- retch10
Study MERCHANTMAN and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.