Jumble solved
Is EMPTY a word? Yes.
EMPTY is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 5 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 16 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 16
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 5 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 1 : 4
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 1 vowel (E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 4 remaining consonants (M, P, T, Y).
empty in a sentence
“I shall find you empty of that fault.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of EMPTY
One word uses all 5 letters:
- empty
5-letter words
1 word found- empty12
4-letter words
2 words found3-letter words
6 words found2-letter words
7 words foundRelated jumbles to try
Shorter words inside EMPTY — solve each on its own:
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
5
Distinct
5
Vowels
20%
E
Consonants
80%
M, P, T, Y
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Solving EMPTY: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters empty?
Rearranging the 5 letters in empty produces 16 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 5-letter answer empty here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does empty have any anagrams?
Using all 5 letters, empty rearranges into exactly one word: empty.
What is the longest word you can make from empty?
The longest solution is empty at 5 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from empty?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: empty yields met, pet, pye, tye, yep, yet, em, et, me and my. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "empty" used in a sentence?
Empty is itself a valid word. For example: "I shall find you empty of that fault." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from empty scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, empty is the top scorer from empty at 12 points, followed by type (9), temp (8) and pye (8). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.