Merits
The crossword clue "Merits" is answered by RATES, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RATES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RATES answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- DESERVES (5 uses in xd)
- ISDUE (1 uses in xd)
- WARRANTS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RATES
Every other clue in this collection answered by RATES, most used first.
- Assesses - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
- Evaluates - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Hotel posting - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Appraises - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
- Billing info - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Has status - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Deserves - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Is worthy of - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Motel posting - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Prices - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Hotel postings - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Assigns stars to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Lending figures - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Charges - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
- Chides - used 7 times, most recently in 1981
- Gives stars to - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Time charges - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Merits - EARNS, used 123 times
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