Is MERETRICIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERETRICIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERETRICIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a meretricious manner
“the boat is meretriciously decorated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 MERETRICIOUSLY
MERETRICIOUSLY 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 MERETRICIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cryometers17
- lysimetric17
- meretricious16
- cliometry16
- costumery16
- cryometer16
- cliometries15
- microliters15
- uricotelism15
- clerestory15
- scurrility15
- tiresomely15
- costumey15
- lyricism15
- mucosity15
- criteriums14
- microliter14
- sclerotium14
- cryolites14
- curiosity14
- cursorily14
- lysimeter14
- secretory14
- timeously14
- lyceums14
- mercery14
- mercury14
- myceles14
- myotics14
- comeliest13
- costumier13
- criterium13
- electrums13
- eroticism13
- isometric13
- mercuries13
- morticers13
- multicore13
- semeiotic13
- turmerics13
- celerity13
- clustery13
- corsetry13
- courtesy13
- crousely13
- crustily13
- cryolite13
- isometry13
- lyricise13
- lyricist13
- motleyer13
- myelites13
- myelitis13
- remotely13
- rimosely13
- rimosity13
- rusticly13
- secretly13
- securely13
- security13
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