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MERIT

Unscramble MERIT and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

Letter by Letter

LettermeritTotal
Scrabble311117
Words With Friends411118

Word Game Intelligence

MERIT Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, I at #4)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -S

Wordle Playability

S-Tier

Letter frequency score: 84/100

High frequency of popular Wordle letters makes MERIT a strong opening or solving probe.

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 34 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is MERIT a Wordle Word?

MERIT is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of MERIT

4 other words use exactly these letters.

Words Inside MERIT

34 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when MERIT won't fit on the board.

4-letter words

emiremititemmerimiremiteriemrimeritetermtiertimetiretrietrim

3-letter words

ermiremetmirreiremretrimrittie

2-letter words

emeretitmemireteti

What Does MERIT Mean?

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MERIT Appears In

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