Unscramble empressements

There is a single one of the 12-letter words in EMPRESSEMENTS: EMPRESSEMENT, 18 points.

ENTREMESSES is the only one of the 11-letter words made with EMPRESSEMENTS letters; it scores 13 points.

All 4 of the 10-letter words from EMPRESSEMENTS score 12 points.

Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPRESSEMENTS, EMPRESSES and SEMPSTERS tie for first at 13 points. SEMESTERS is an everyday pick.

Among 21 8-letter words in EMPRESSEMENTS, the top score is 12, reached by 6. PRESENTS and SEMESTER are the familiar ones.

9 of 51 7-letter words made with EMPRESSEMENTS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. PRESENT, PRETEEN and PRESSES will look familiar.

Of the 95 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPRESSEMENTS, 13 score 10 points, the group's best. STRESS, METERS and METRES are the ones most people know.

11 of 115 5-letter words from EMPRESSEMENTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. TERMS, PRESS and ENTER will look familiar.

Of the 93 4-letter words in EMPRESSEMENTS, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. TEEN, TERM and MEET are the ones most people know.

MEM tops the 3-letter words made with EMPRESSEMENTS letters at 7 points; next come EME and EMS on 5. SEE, SET and MEN will look familiar.

MM scores highest among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPRESSEMENTS at 6 points, ahead of EM and ME on 4.