Definition of merciless

"merciless" in the adjective sense

1. merciless, unmerciful

having or showing no mercy

"the merciless enemy"

"a merciless critic"

"gave him a merciless beating"

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Quotations for merciless

I had rather stand the shock of a basilisk than the fury of a merciless pen. [ Sir T. Browne ]

Miserable men commiserate not themselves; bowelless unto others, and merciless unto their own bowels. [ Sir Thomas Browne ]

Actions are the first tragedies in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. [ Oscar Wilde, Lady Windemere's Fan ]

Science is simply commonsense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic. [ Huxley ]

I doubt whether the ferocity of the battlefield is as merciless as is the remorseless onslaught of unscrupulous passion. [ Julia Ward Howe ]

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merciless in Scrabble®

The word merciless is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters merciless:

MERCILESS

(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

cerises, iceless, mercies, messier, reslice, rimless, slicers, smilers

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merciless in Words With Friends™

The word merciless is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters merciless:

MERCILESS

(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

cerises, iceless, mercies, messier, reslice, rimless, slicers, smilers

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Words within the letters of merciless

2 letter words in merciless (6 words)

el em is me mi re

3 letter words in merciless (18 words)

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4 letter words in merciless (41 words)

cees cere eels elms else emir icer ices ires isle isms leer lees less lice lier lies lime lire mere mess mice mile mils mire miss reel rice riel rile rime rims rise seem seer sees seme sere sire sirs slim

5 letter words in merciless (37 words)

ceres clime cress cries crime emirs icers isles leers limes mesic miler miles mires miser mises reels reice relic rices riels riles rimes rises scree scrim seems seers semes semis seres sires slice slier slime slims smile

6 letter words in merciless (21 words)

cerise climes crimes crises emesis lesser misers recess reices relics relies remiss screes scries scrims series slicer slices slimes smiler smiles

7 letter words in merciless (8 words)

cerises iceless mercies messier reslice rimless slicers smilers

8 letter words in merciless (2 words)

reslices rimeless

9 letter words in merciless (Anagrams) (2 words)

crimeless merciless

merciless + 2 blanks (8 words)

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Words containing the sequence merciless

Words that start with merciless (3 words)

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Words with merciless in them (1 word)

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Words that end with merciless (1 word)

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