Merit
The crossword clue "Merit" is answered by EARN, a 4-letter entry. Used 336 times across 80 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EARN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARN answer page.
Used 336 times across 80 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- DESERVE (36 uses in xd)
- WORTH (7 uses in xd)
- BADGE (3 uses in xd)
- VALUE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EARN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EARN, most used first.
- Pull down - used 97 times, most recently in 2025
- Make, as money - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring home - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Make money - used 81 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Otherwise - ELSE, used 1,353 times
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
- Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
- Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times
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