177 words come out when you unscramble MERFOLKS, starting with MERFOLKS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MERFOLK leads with 16 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MERFOLKS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in MERFOLKS: MERFOLK, 16 points.
Among 42 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MERFOLKS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. FORMS, SMOKE and FOLKS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words from MERFOLKS tie at 11 points; none scores more. MORE, SOME and FORM will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in MERFOLKS is KEF, 10 points; EMF and FEM on 8 follow. ELK, ORE and ELM are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of MERFOLKS, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with ME · ending in KS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FOLKS, FORKS, KERFS and SMOKER (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MERFOLKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERFOLKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 126 | 175 | 120 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
49 of the 177 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MERFOLKS, MERFOLK, SKELF, FERMS, FOMES, FERM, FORELS, KEROS, KORES, LOKES, ROKES, ERKS and 37 more. 8 of the 177 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SKOL, EMOS, FES, OK, EMO, MES, SOM and LOR. 2 of the 177 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF.
Each word below uses all the letters of MERFOLKS and one more.