The word merits is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • merits n. Plural of merit.
  • merits n. Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
  • merits n. (Law) Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

ADVANTAGES AS DISTINGUISHED FORM FROM INTRINSIC LAW MERIT OF OPPOSED OR PLURAL POLITICAL PROCEDURAL PROCEDURE SUBSTANCE TO

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER IT ITS ME MERI MERIT RIT RITS

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

EM IRE RE REM ST STIR STIRE TI TIRE

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

MISTER MITERS MITRES REMITS SMITER TIMERS

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

MERILS

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

MERIS MERIT

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DEMERITS

46 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A IMARETS MAESTRI MAISTER MASTIER MISRATE SEMITAR SMARTIE
+B BETRIMS TIMBERS TIMBRES
+C CRETISM METRICS
+E MEISTER METIERS REEMITS RETIMES TREMIES TRISEME
+F FIRMEST FREMITS
+H HERMITS MITHERS
+I MIRIEST MISTIER RIMIEST
+K MIRKEST
+L MILTERS
+M MISTERM
+N ENTRISM MINSTER MINTERS REMINTS
+O EROTISM MOISTER MORTISE TRISOME
+P IMPREST PERMITS
+R RETRIMS TRIMERS
+S MISTERS SMITERS
+T METRIST
+U MUSTIER
+Y MISTERY SMYTRIE

29 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E STRIM TRIMS
-I TERMS TREMS
-M REIST RESIT RITES STIRE TIERS TIRES TRIES
-R EMITS ITEMS METIS MITES SMITE STIME TIMES
-S MERIT MITER MITRE REMIT TIMER
-T EMIRS MERIS MIRES MISER RIEMS RIMES

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1310 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5475 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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