settlement: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of settlement
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of settling.
Example: settlement of debt
- countable, uncountable
The state of being settled.
- countable, uncountable
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
- countable, uncountable
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
Listed forms: settlements.
Source: Wiktionary — settlement.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for settlement.
noun
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
noun
a community of people smaller than a town
- village
- small town
noun
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
noun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is settlement in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of settlement
S(1) + E(1) + T(1) + T(1) + L(1) + E(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of settlement
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from settlement
96 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in settlement. Showing up to 24, longest first.