Is MERCUROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERCUROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERCUROUS mean?
- adjective
of or containing mercury
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (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 MERCUROUS
MERCUROUS 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 MERCUROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- comers10
- mucors10
- mucose10
- mucous10
- mucros10
- courser9
- rumours9
- scourer9
- comer9
- comes9
- corms9
- mercs9
- mucor9
- mucro9
- mucus9
- scrum9
- cerous8
- corers8
- course8
- crores8
- crouse8
- cruors8
- curers8
- curser8
- cursor8
- mouser8
- murres8
- ormers8
- recurs8
- rumors8
- rumour8
- scorer8
- source8
- come8
- corm8
- cums8
- merc8
- mocs8
- scum8
- ceros7
- corer7
- cores7
- corse7
- crore7
- cruor7
- cruse7
- curer7
- cures7
- currs7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- meous7
- mores7
- morse7
- moues7
- mouse7
- mures7
- murre7
- murrs7
- muser7
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