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Updated June 2026
People or businesses engaged in wholesale or retail trade, especially those dealing in goods or commodities. Historically, merchants were traders who bought and sold products for profit.
“Medieval merchants travelled long distances to trade spices and silk.”
/ˈmɜːtʃənts/
mer·chants
Nine letters with 'CH' combination; contains common commercial term patterns
Worth 16 points; the CH and M provide strategic scoring opportunities
Shorter words formed from the letters in “merchants”.
10-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “merchants”.
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