mere: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of mere
adj
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
Example: The mere thought of pineapple on pizza makes me want to throw up.
- obsolete
Pure, unalloyed .
- obsolete
Nothing less than; complete, downright .
Listed forms: merer, merest.
Source: Wiktionary — mere.
noun
Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
Listed forms: meres, meer, meere, mear, meare.
Source: Wiktionary — mere.
verb
To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
- obsolete, transitive
To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
- intransitive, obsolete
To set divisions and bounds.
Listed forms: meres, mering, mered, meer, meere, mear, meare.
Source: Wiktionary — mere.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mere in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mere
M(3) + E(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 6 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 mere
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 mere
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mere. Showing up to 24, longest first.