163 words come out when you unscramble SEMPLEST, starting with SEMPLEST itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 12 points: STEMPELS and STEMPLES. The best shorter words score 11: 4 of them, TEMPLES, PELMETS and STEMPEL included. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SEMPLEST by length: 3 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 20 with 6, 41 with 5, 58 with 4, 26 with 3 and 9 with 2.
PELMET, SEMPLE and TEMPLE share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMPLEST. SLEEPS and STEELS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from SEMPLEST, EMPTS and TEMPS tie for first at 9 points. SEEMS, STEEL and STEPS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMPLEST are led by EMPT and TEMP, 8 points each. LESS, MEET and STEP are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SEMPLEST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; PELMETS and TEMPLES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SEMPLEST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPLEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 115 | 163 | 107 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
48 of the 163 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEMPLEST, STEMPELS, STEMPLES, STEMPEL, STEMPLE, EMPTS, TELESMS, EMLETS, EMPT, MESELS, STEEMS, STEMES and 36 more. 8 of the 163 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SEPS, MES, PST, ESSE, ESTS, EST, TES and TE.