Is MERMAIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERMAIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERMAIDS mean?
Mermaids is a form of MERMAID.
- noun
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + D (2) + 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 MERMAIDS
MERMAIDS 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 MERMAIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dammers12
- dimmers12
- mermaid12
- mismade12
- smarmed12
- maimers11
- dammer11
- dimmer11
- maimed11
- rammed11
- rimmed11
- admires10
- misread10
- sedarim10
- sidearm10
- maimer10
- mamies10
- mimers10
- simmer10
- mimed10
- admire9
- amides9
- dermas9
- dermis9
- dimers9
- dirams9
- disarm9
- dreams9
- madres9
- medias9
- imams9
- maims9
- mamie9
- miasm9
- mimer9
- mimes9
- smarm9
- aimers8
- armies8
- ramies8
- samier8
- aimed8
- amide8
- amids8
- armed8
- dames8
- deism8
- derma8
- derms8
- dimer8
- dimes8
- diram8
- disme8
- drams8
- dream8
- madre8
- maids8
- meads8
- media8
- mired8
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