mercy: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with M · ends with Y
Meaning of mercy
noun
- uncountable
Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
Example: She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
- uncountable
Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
Example: Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
- uncountable
A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
Example: Mercy is one of his many virtues.
- countable
Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
Listed forms: mercies.
Source: Wiktionary — mercy.
verb
To feel mercy
To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy
Listed forms: mercies, mercying, mercied.
Source: Wiktionary — mercy.
intj
Expressing surprise or alarm.
Example: Mercy! Look at the state of you!
Source: Wiktionary — mercy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mercy.
noun
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
noun
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
noun
the feeling that motivates compassion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mercy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mercy
M(3) + E(1) + R(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mercy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from mercy
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