The term 'be worthy of' can be broken down into four crossword solutions: DESERVE (7 letters), MERIT (5 letters), RATE (4 letters), and EARN (4 letters). DESERVE means to be entitled to or to have earned something, while MERIT is the quality of being deserving of reward or recognition. To RATE is to assign a value or rank to something, and to EARN is to gain something through effort or work. All four words are related to the idea of deserving something, either through effort or recognition.