Jumble solved
Is PATENT a word? Yes.
PATENT is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 6 letters, worth 8 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 54 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 54
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 6 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 4
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (A, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 4 remaining consonants (P, T, N, T).
patent in a sentence
“He had received instructions, both patent and secret.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of PATENT
2 words use all 6 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- patent
- patten
6-letter words
2 words found5-letter words
1 word found4-letter words
17 words found+ 2 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
23 words found+ 8 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
11 words foundWords hidden inside PATENT
Without moving a single letter, reading patent straight through uncovers 6 shorter words — paten, pate, tent, ate, pat, ten. The longest unbroken run is paten.
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Shorter words inside PATENT — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to PATENT
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and patent opens up 5 7-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
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
6
Distinct
5
Vowels
33%
A, E
Consonants
67%
P, T, N, T
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Solving PATENT: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters patent?
Rearranging the 6 letters in patent produces 54 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 6-letter answer patent here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does patent have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 6 letters, patent can be rearranged into 2 words: patent and patten. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from patent?
The longest solutions run to 6 letters: patent and patten. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from patent?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: patent yields ane, ant, ape, apt, ate, att, eat, eta, nae and nap. 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 "patent" used in a sentence?
Patent is itself a valid word. For example: "He had received instructions, both patent and secret." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from patent scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, patent is the top scorer from patent at 8 points, followed by patten (8), paten (7) and nape (6). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside patent?
Read left to right without moving any letters and patent already contains 6 shorter words: paten, pate, tent, ate, pat and ten. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is paten. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.