MERITOCRACY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MERITOCRACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERITOCRACY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERITOCRACY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERITOCRACY
No single letter turns MERITOCRACY into another word.
How MERITOCRACY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MERITOCRACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERITOCRACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MERITOCRACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system in which success and power go to those with the greatest talent and effort.
A meritocracy promises that background, wealth and birth should not decide who rises. Critics respond that unequal schooling and family help make the ideal hard to reach, and that the winners may grow arrogant.
How MERITOCRACY is used
Used in politics, education and business debates about fairness.
- The company prides itself on being a meritocracy.
- Is a true meritocracy possible when families start with unequal resources?
- He argued that the civil service should be a meritocracy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERITOCRACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MERITOCRACY
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Common questions about MERITOCRACY
- Is MERITOCRACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERITOCRACY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERITOCRACY worth?
- MERITOCRACY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERITOCRACY mean?
- A system in which success and power go to those with the greatest talent and effort.
- What letters can be added to MERITOCRACY?
- No single letter can be added to MERITOCRACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MERITOCRACY:
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