There are 13 words that start with 'merit'.
| merit | merits |
| merited | meriting |
| meritless | meritocrat |
| meritocracy | meritocrats |
| meritorious | meritocratic |
| meritocracies | meritoriously |
| meritoriousness | |
Note: These 13 words that start with 'merit' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.