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mercenary

/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/adjective · noun

Mercenary can refer to a person hired to fight for another country than their own. Mercenary is also used as adjective, with meanings including serving for wages in a foreign army.

4 meanings9 lettersScrabble 16

Length

9

Scrabble

16

WWF

18

Starts

ME

Ends

ARY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “MERCENARY” Mean?

/ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/

mercenary has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

3 senses
1

marked by materialism

2

serving for wages in a foreign army

mercenary killers

Synonyms

3

profit oriented

a commercial book

{'source': 'John Buchan', 'text': 'preached a mercantile and militant patriotism'}

a mercenary enterprise

a moneymaking business

Noun

1 sense
1

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

marked by materialism

Length

9 letters

Starts With

M

Ends With

Y

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

M, E, R, C, E, N, A, R, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

m
e
r
c
e
n
a
r
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for mercenary.

MERCENARY is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with M and ends with Y.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDBEFCG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using mercenary in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

MERCENARY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MERCENARY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

MERCENARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MERCENARY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

Y

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEFCG

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

ME, ER, RC, CE, EN, NA, AR, RY

Trigrams

MER, ERC, RCE, CEN, ENA, NAR, ARY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for mercenary.

MERCENARY is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with M and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with M and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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