Dictionary

Merkin

m ₃e ₁r ₁k ₅i ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does merkin mean?

We don’t have a definition for merkin yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is MERKIN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is MERKIN worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

m ₃e ₁r ₁k ₅i ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

14 pts

m ₄e ₁r ₁k ₅i ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

12 pts

m ₃e ₁r ₁k ₅i ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

m ₃e ₁r ₁k ₆i ₁n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in MERKIN

Best shorter words top 30 of 56

minke 11 merk 10 mike 10 mink 10 mirk 10 inker 9 reink 9 keir 8 kern 8 kier 8 kine 8 kirn 8 nerk 8 reik 8 renk 8 rink 8 eik 7 erk 7 inerm 7 ink 7 irk 7 ken 7 kin 7 kir 7 miner 7 nek 7 emir 6 ki 6 mein 6 meri 6

See all 56 words made from MERKIN

Hooks for MERKIN

Add one letter to the front or back of MERKIN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

merkins

Merkin: quick answers

Is MERKIN a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. MERKIN is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is MERKIN worth?

MERKIN scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in MERKIN?

You can make 56 shorter words from MERKIN, such as MINKE, MERK, MIKE, MINK. See the full list.