How many words end in MENT?

This page lists 596 words ending in MENT, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -MENT words useful?

Words ending in MENT are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With MENT

All 596 words in our dictionary that end in MENT, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

596 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

embezzlement36 bedazzlement35 hyperexcitement34 puzzlement32 bamboozlement30 acknowledgement28 advertizement28 aggrandizement28 overachievement28 relinquishment28 accomplishment27 acknowledgment27 emblazonment27 extinguishment27 overadjustment27 impoverishment26 overdevelopment26 preexperiment26 vouchsafement26 bedizenment25 enfranchisement25 maladjustment25 overcommitment25 underemployment25 acquirement24 affixment24 countermovement24 disembowelment24 enjambement24 micromanagement24 misemployment24 misjudgment24 nonachievement24 predevelopment24 preemployment24 prejudgment24 rapprochement24 recommencement24 reequipment24 subdevelopment24 subemployment24 accompaniment23 accouchement23 antidevelopment23 bewitchment23 disfurnishment23 enjambment23 precommitment23 refurbishment23 supergovernment23 amazement22 commencement22 decipherment22 disenchantment22 dismemberment22 embellishment22 enfeoffment22 equipment22 impeachment22 microfilament22 nondevelopment22 nonemployment22 nonfulfillment22 noninvolvement22 overinvestment22 overrefinement22 readjustment22 reestablishment22 requirement22 achievement21 adjournment21 befuddlement21 bouleversement21 cajolement21 debouchment21 disappointment21 disconcertment21 eclaircissement21 encipherment21 encompassment21 encroachment21 enjoyment21 excitement21 experiment21 misgovernment21 myofilament21 noncommitment21 nonenforcement21 overpayment21 prefigurement21 reapportionment21 redevelopment21 reemployment21 subgovernment21 underinvestment21 unemployment21 adjustment20 admonishment20 antigovernment20 avouchment20 bafflement20 bewilderment20 blandishment20 bombardment20 commandment20 counterargument20 demolishment20 diminishment20 discouragement20 disfigurement20 disheartenment20 divertissement20 effacement20 ejectment20 embankment20 embarkment20 embranglement20 empowerment20 establishment20 excrement20 famishment20 feoffment20 improvement20 judgement20 mismanagement20 mismeasurement20 misplacement20 multifilament20 nonattachment20 overdocument20 recommitment20 redeployment20 reinforcement20 replenishment20 subdepartment20 thermoelement20 transshipment20 underpayment20 advancement19 advertisement19 aggrievement19 ambushment19 antimanagement19 apportionment19 bedevilment19 chastisement19 comanagement19 compartment19 comportment19 decampment19 deforcement19 depravement19 development19 disburdenment19 discontentment19 disendowment19 disentanglement19 disinvestment19 disparagement19 displacement19 divorcement19 embarrassment19 embracement19 embrittlement19 emplacement19 employment19 enfeeblement19 enlightenment19 entrenchment19 fulfillment19 hatchment19 intertwinement19 involvement19 judgment19 monofilament19 nongovernment19 overassessment19 preachment19 prearrangement19 prepayment19 pronouncement19 reappointment19 reattachment19 reconcilement19 refreshment19 reimbursement19 retrenchment19 stablishment19 abolishment18 accouterment18 accoutrement18 admeasurement18 appraisement18 babblement18 beleaguerment18 bereavement18 catchment18 commitment18 complement18 compliment18 confinement18 copayment18 defacement18 deployment18 detachment18 dethronement18 disarrangement18 disengagement18 disgruntlement18 disillusionment18 dismantlement18 disseverment18 embalmment18 embattlement18 embayment18 embitterment18 empoisonment18 empressement18 encampment18 enchainment18 enchantment18 encirclement18 encouragement18 enforcement18 enframement18 enhancement18 envelopment18 evolvement18 extolment18 forestallment18 hereditament18 impingement18 impoundment18 imprisonment18 infringement18 inveiglement18 languishment18 microelement18 nonmanagement18 outplacement18 overstatement18 overtreatment18 parchment18 postponement18 postretirement18 predicament18 preordainment18 ravishment18 semiretirement18 underlayment18 abridgement17 appeasement17 appointment17 arrondissement17 ascertainment17 astonishment17 attachment17 banishment17 concealment17 concernment17 conferment17 debridement17 denouncement17 disbandment17 disbursement17 dislodgement17 embodiment17 embroilment17 encashment17 encystment17 engraftment17 enmeshment17 enrichment17 enshrinement17 ensorcellment17 enthrallment17 enthronement17 fleshment17 garnishment17 habiliment17 impediment17 imperilment17 impressment17 infotainment17 interlacement17 medicament17 misalignment17 nonengagement17 nonpayment17 overgarment17 overornament17 posttreatment17 preenrollment17 preferment17 preretirement17 presettlement17 pretournament17 procurement17 punishment17 reindictment17 reinvestment17 remeasurement17 replacement17 subbasement17 temperament17 understatement17 abandonment16 abashment16 abridgment16 accruement16 advisement16 alightment16 amercement16 announcement16 beguilement16 belittlement16 bemusement16 congealment16 consignment16 couplement16 defilement16 definement16 despisement16 despoilment16 devotement16 disablement16 disagreement16 disarmament16 discernment16 disguisement16 dislodgment16 disownment16 disportment16 dissepiment16 divestment16 embedment16 embossment16 endangerment16 engulfment16 enslavement16 entombment16 entrancement16 environment16 escapement16 escarpment16 firmament16 government16 immurement16 impairment16 impalement16 impartment16 maltreatment16 misstatement16 mistreatment16 multielement16 noninstallment16 nourishment16 presentiment16 pretreatment16 rabblement16 ravagement16 rearrangement16 recoupment16 reengagement16 refrainment16 renouncement16 repayment16 rescindment16 supplement16 traducement16 undergarment16 unfoldment16 vehement16 wilderment16 wonderment16 arbitrament15 containment15 contentment15 controlment15 curettement15 curtailment15 debasement15 debatement15 deferment15 department15 deportment15 derangement15 devilment15 disbarment15 disinterment15 endowment15 engorgement15 ennoblement15 enserfment15 entanglement15 entertainment15 estrangement15 fundament15 harassment15 hardiment15 implement15 indictment15 inducement15 intersegment15 investment15 management15 measurement15 movement15 nonalignment15 pavement15 placement15 presentment15 radioelement15 reassignment15 recruitment15 reenactment15 refinement15 reinstatement15 revealment15 revilement15 seducement15 shipment15 subsegment15 amendment14 arraignment14 arrangement14 assuagement14 battlement14 betterment14 cantonment14 condiment14 debarment14 decrement14 denudement14 designment14 detrainment14 edutainment14 encasement14 endorsement14 engagement14 engrossment14 enlacement14 enlargement14 enticement14 entrapment14 fragment14 incitement14 indorsement14 nonargument14 nontreatment14 obtainment14 parliament14 payment14 ravelment14 realignment14 rearmament14 reassessment14 reenlistment14 resettlement14 ressentiment14 revetment14 securement14 solacement14 strewment14 unsettlement14 weldment14 worriment14 abasement13 abatement13 amassment13 amusement13 apartment13 assignment13 averment13 battement13 besetment13 blastment13 bodement13 comment13 denotement13 denouement13 derailment13 detainment13 document13 elopement13 emolument13 enactment13 endearment13 entitlement13 entrainment13 entreatment13 entrustment13 figment13 filament13 inclement13 increment13 installment13 instillment13 integument13 intendment13 lodgement13 merriment13 ordainment13 pediment13 reargument13 remitment13 restatement13 sacrament13 signalment13 startlement13 tanglement13 vestment13 abetment12 abutment12 adornment12 agreement12 alignment12 allurement12 anointment12 armament12 arrestment12 assessment12 assoilment12 assortment12 attainment12 attornment12 attunement12 bailment12 basement12 casement12 cerement12 determent12 detriment12 enlistment12 enrollment12 entailment12 ferment12 fitment12 hutment12 instalment12 instrument12 internment12 lodgment12 monument12 muniment12 orpiment12 parament12 pigment12 resentment12 retirement12 settlement12 tournament12 varment12 alinement11 allotment11 annulment11 argument11 atonement11 clement11 diriment11 foment11 interment11 inurement11 ligament11 lineament11 nutriment11 oddment11 regiment11 rousement11 rudiment11 sediment11 sentiment11 statement11 tegument11 testament11 treatment11 augment10 cement10 easement10 garment10 liniment10 moment10 ointment10 ornament10 segment10 tenement10 ailment9 aliment9 dement9 element9 raiment9 sarment9 torment9 lament8 loment8 ament7

Hooking with -MENT words

Endings like -MENT let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 596 entries between 5 and 15 letters long, peaking at 10 letters with 134 words. Five-letter picks number 1 and seven-letter picks 19. Nothing here outscores EMBEZZLEMENT — 36 points from 12 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: EMBEZZLEMENT (36), BEDAZZLEMENT (35), HYPEREXCITEMENT (34), PUZZLEMENT (32), BAMBOOZLEMENT (30). At 15 letters, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. If you are fishing for these words, keep T (596 appearances), M (596) and E (596) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

LAMENT — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
When the rack looks hopeless, LOMENT (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
AMENT is easy to keep in memory: 5 letters, 7 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Round out your set with DEMENT (9), CEMENT (10), MOMENT (10), FOMENT (11), NONINSTALLMENT (16) — all built from common tiles.

-MENT as a board weapon

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -MENT word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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