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Unscramble NEAREST and you have 225 words, NEAREST itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. NEAREST has 4 anagrams here, EARNEST, EASTERN, RATEENS and STERANE, scoring 7 like NEAREST itself. Among the shorter answers, 33 reach 6 points, SENATE, EASTER and ENTERS among them. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of NEAREST in one turn: 57 in Scrabble (7 + 50), 43 in Words With Friends (8 + 35).

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From nearest

Counting the words from NEAREST by length: 5 with 7 letters, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 17 with 2.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

The 7-letter words in NEAREST are 5: NEAREST itself and 4 anagrams, STERANE, RATEENS, EASTERN and EARNEST. Each scores 7 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

The 6-letter words made with NEAREST letters come to 33, each scoring 6 points. SENATE, ENTERS and TEASER are the familiar ones.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

All 60 of the 5-letter words from NEAREST score 5 points. RATES, ENTER and TEENS are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NEAREST come to 60, each scoring 4 points. RATE, EAST and ARTS are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

All 50 of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NEAREST score 3 points. ARE, SEE and SET are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with nearest

Every one of the 17 2-letter words from NEAREST scores 2. AT, AS and AN are everyday picks.

NEAREST With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of NEAREST for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 7-letter words: starting with NE · ending in ST · all 7-letter words

Definitions for the Top NEAREST Plays

NEAREST first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

NEAREST 7 · 8
situated within a short distance
EARNEST 7 · 8
a down payment
EASTERN 7 · 8
being to, toward, or in the east
STERANE 7 · 8
a chemical compound
ANTRES 6 · 7
a cave (a hollow place in the earth)
ARENES 6 · 7
an aromatic compound
ARETES 6 · 6
a sharp mountain ridge
ASTERN 6 · 7
at or toward the rear of a ship

Is NEAREST Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

NEAREST works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
NEAREST itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 225)173225159

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RATEENS, ENSATE, ENSEAR, RATEEN, REATES, SAETER, STEANE, STEARE, STRENE, TRANSE, ARETS, EARNT and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STERANE, ARENES, ARENE, EASER, RESAT, TASER, ESNE, NAES, NARE, ATS, EST, SAN and 2 more, 14 in all.

Longer Words Built on NEAREST

With one more tile, the letters of NEAREST spell the words below.

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