merit
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA claim to commendation or a reward.
- verbTo deserve, to earn.
Example:
Her performance merited wild applause.
- nounA mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
Example:
For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #597 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 90% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None