173 words come out when you unscramble SETTLEMENT, starting with SETTLEMENT itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. ELEMENTS and STEELMEN are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SETTLEMENT by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 19 with 6, 45 with 5, 59 with 4, 28 with 3 and 10 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among 19 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SETTLEMENT, the top score is 8, reached by 8. SETTLE, ESTEEM and NESTLE are the familiar ones.
19 of 45 5-letter words from SETTLEMENT tie at 7 points; none scores more. TEENS, STEEL and MEETS will look familiar.
Of the 59 4-letter words made with SETTLEMENT letters, 20 score 6 points, the group's best. TEEN, TEST and MEET are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of SETTLEMENT, with one letter different:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ELEMENTS (10 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SETTLEMENT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETTLEMENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 173) | 117 | 173 | 106 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 173 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STEELMEN, MEETEST, STEMLET, EMLETS, TELESM, TEMENE, ELMEN, LEMES, MENES, MESEL, STEEM, STEME and 44 more. 11 of the 173 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MENTEES, MENTEE, SEMEE, TELNETS, TELNET, MES, STENT, ESNE, EST, TES and TE.
This word takes every letter of SETTLEMENT plus a single extra one.