Is UNMERCIFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNMERCIFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNMERCIFUL mean?
- adjective
having or showing no mercy
“the merciless enemy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + I (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 17 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 UNMERCIFUL
UNMERCIFUL 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 UNMERCIFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- merciful15
- fulcrum14
- frenulum13
- furuncle13
- flueric12
- fulmine12
- funicle12
- lucifer12
- numeric11
- filmer11
- frenum11
- fumier11
- fumuli11
- refilm11
- cerium10
- crinum10
- culmen10
- cumuli10
- curium10
- mincer10
- neumic10
- unicum10
- uremic10
- femur10
- fermi10
- filum10
- flume10
- fumer10
- ireful9
- rueful9
- unfurl9
- clime9
- crime9
- cumin9
- melic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- clef9
- cuif9
- curf9
- fice9
- film9
- firm9
- flic9
- fuci9
- fume9
- milf9
- curule8
- leucin8
- limner8
- lucern8
- merlin8
- murein8
- murine8
- nuclei8
- uncurl8
- elfin8
- filer8
- finer8
- flier8
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