366 words come out when you unscramble MERCENARIES, starting with MERCENARIES itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CREAMERIES, 14 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MERCENARIES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 9 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
CREAMERIES scores highest among the 10-letter words in MERCENARIES at 14 points, ahead of REINCREASE on 12.
13 of 33 8-letter words you get when you unscramble MERCENARIES tie at 12 points; none scores more. INCREASE, MARINERS and SCREENER will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from MERCENARIES, the top score is 11, reached by 19. CAREERS, REMAINS and SEMINAR are the familiar ones.
30 of 60 6-letter words from MERCENARIES tie at 10 points; none scores more. CAREER, CINEMA and CRIMES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in MERCENARIES, 27 score 9 points, the group's best. CRIME, ANIME and CREAM are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with MERCENARIES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 16. CASE, CARE and MAIN are the familiar ones.
CAM, MAC and MIC are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MERCENARIES, 7 points each. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MERCENARIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with ME · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CREAMERIES (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MERCENARIES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCENARIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 284 | 366 | 268 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: REMERCIES, RACEMISE, REINCREASE, ARCMINS, CAREMES, CASEMEN, CREMSIN, EMACSEN, REMAINERS, ARCMIN, CAMESE, CAREME and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CERIMANS, CERIMAN, MERCES, CAMIS, CERESIN, EMICS, MERCS, NEMESIA, CAMI, MERC, MICS, SNEERIER and 4 more.