The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MERIT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Deservingness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MERIT | 100 % | 5 |
Why may MERIT be the right solution?
The word "merit" refers to deservingness or the quality of being worthy. It fits perfectly with the clue, making it the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deservingness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- merit
- meritoriousness
- deservedness
- undeservingness
- worthliness
- undeservedness
- befittingness
- worthiness
- belongingness
- desirability
- decentness
- commendability
Crossword Answer definitions
MERIT noun- A claim to commendation or a reward.
- A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
- Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
- The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment.
- Usually in the plural form the merits: the substantive rightness or wrongness of a legal argument, a lawsuit, etc., as opposed to technical matters such as the admissibility of evidence or points of legal procedure; (by extension) the overall good or bad quality, or rightness or wrongness, of some other thing.
- The quality or state of deserving retribution, whether reward or punishment.
- To deserve, to earn.
- To be deserving or worthy.
- To reward.
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