Is MERITOCRATIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERITOCRATIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERITOCRATIC mean?
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy
“meritocratic society”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MERITOCRATIC
MERITOCRATIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MERITOCRATIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- timocratic16
- meritocrat14
- microtiter14
- microcar14
- corticate13
- triatomic13
- tricrotic13
- trimetric13
- ceramic13
- comatic13
- cometic13
- racemic13
- amitotic12
- cremator12
- morticer12
- termitic12
- trictrac12
- trimeric12
- acrotic11
- cerotic11
- comitia11
- coremia11
- correct11
- ectatic11
- icteric11
- meiotic11
- mitotic11
- mortice11
- orectic11
- titmice11
- toccate11
- totemic11
- acmic11
- comic11
- mecca11
- amoretti10
- criteria10
- imitator10
- remittor10
- retroact10
- triactor10
- acetic10
- arctic10
- atomic10
- carrom10
- cicero10
- citric10
- comate10
- cretic10
- critic10
- matric10
- metica10
- metric10
- miotic10
- ocicat10
- ricrac10
- tactic10
- tictac10
- tictoc10
- tomcat10
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