Definitions For Merit

noun

  • The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
  • Any admirable quality or attribute
  • A good quality or feature that deserves to be praised
  • The quality of being good, important, or useful : value or worth

verb

  • Be worthy or deserving
  • To deserve (something, such as attention or good treatment) by being important or good

Is Merit a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Merit is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Merit in a Sentence

  • She saw merit in both of the arguments.
  • The study has no scientific merit.
  • Both ideas merit further consideration.
  • These issues merit special attention.
  • His good work merits a raise.

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Antonyms for Merit

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