Is MERCILESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCILESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCILESS mean?
- adjective
having or showing no mercy
“the merciless enemy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MERCILESS
MERCILESS 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.
Anagrams of MERCILESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MERCILESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crimeless13
- mercies11
- climes10
- cremes10
- crimes10
- merces10
- scrims10
- ceilers9
- cerises9
- iceless9
- merises9
- messier9
- remises9
- rimless9
- slicers9
- smilers9
- clime9
- creme9
- crime9
- emics9
- melic9
- mercs9
- mesic9
- scrim9
- ceiler8
- cerise8
- creels8
- crises8
- ecesis8
- elemis8
- elmier8
- emesis8
- merles8
- milers8
- misers8
- missel8
- recess8
- relics8
- remise8
- remiss8
- screes8
- scries8
- slicer8
- slices8
- slimes8
- smiler8
- smiles8
- emic8
- merc8
- mice8
- mics8
- ireless7
- resiles7
- ceils7
- ceres7
- cires7
- creel7
- cress7
- cries7
- elemi7
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