Is MERCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCIES mean?
Mercies is a form of MERCY.
- noun
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
“he threw himself on the mercy of the court”
- noun
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
“in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”
- noun
the feeling that motivates compassion
- noun
something for which to be thankful
“it was a mercy we got out alive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 MERCIES
MERCIES 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 MERCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cremes10
- crimes10
- merces10
- creme9
- crime9
- emics9
- mercs9
- mesic9
- scrim9
- cerise8
- remise8
- emic8
- merc8
- mice8
- mics8
- ceres7
- cires7
- cries7
- emirs7
- meres7
- mires7
- miser7
- rices7
- rimes7
- scree7
- mic7
- cees6
- cere6
- cire6
- cris6
- emes6
- emir6
- ices6
- mere6
- mire6
- mirs6
- mise6
- recs6
- rems6
- rice6
- rime6
- rims6
- seem6
- seme6
- semi6
- sice6
- siree5
- cee5
- cis5
- eme5
- ems5
- ice5
- ism5
- mes5
- mir5
- mis5
- rec5
- rem5
- rim5
- sec5
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