Is MERCIFULLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCIFULLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCIFULLY mean?
- adverb
in a compassionate manner
“he dealt with the thief mercifully”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + I (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 MERCIFULLY
MERCIFULLY 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 MERCIFULLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- merciful15
- irefully14
- firmly14
- fullery13
- lyceum13
- filmy13
- cruelly12
- curlily12
- flueric12
- lucifer12
- fleury12
- frilly12
- liefly12
- rifely12
- mercy12
- fumy12
- fyce12
- filmer11
- fumier11
- mulley11
- refilm11
- felly11
- ferly11
- fiery11
- filly11
- flyer11
- fully11
- refly11
- reify11
- cyme11
- cerium10
- micell10
- uremic10
- celly10
- cully10
- curly10
- femur10
- fermi10
- filum10
- flume10
- fumer10
- limey10
- lyric10
- muley10
- rumly10
- fley10
- fury10
- myc10
- filler9
- fuller9
- ireful9
- refill9
- clime9
- crime9
- melic9
- clef9
- cuif9
- curf9
- elmy9
- fice9
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