mercenary
ADJECTIVENOUN
/mɜrsə,nɛri/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
mercenary is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1R1C3E1N1A1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does mercenary mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Serving for wages in a foreign army.
“mercenary killers”
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SIMILAR
2
Profit oriented.
“a mercenary enterprise”
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SIMILAR
3
Marked by materialism.
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SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A person hired to fight for another country than their own.
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BROADER
NARROWER