10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
originEtymology tree English merit Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)bor. English -crat English meritocrat From merit + -o- + -crat.
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