Jumble solved
Unscramble PRECEDENT — 138 words
The letters PRECEDENT rearrange into 2 full anagrams and 138 words in total.
- Total words
- 138
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 6
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (E, E, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 6 remaining consonants (P, R, C, D, N, T).
precedent in a sentence
“Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of PRECEDENT
2 words use all 9 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- precedent
- precented
9-letter words
2 words found- precedent14
- precented14
8-letter words
6 words found- centered11
- decenter11
- decentre11
- pretence12
- repented11
- repetend11
7-letter words
14 words found- centred10
- credent10
- creeped12
- entered8
- erected10
- percent11
- petered10
- precede12
- precent11
- preened10
- preneed10
- preteen9
- pretend10
- terpene9
6-letter words
23 words found- creped11
- pecten10
- recept10
- decent9
- decern9
- decree9
- deepen9
- deeper9
- peened9
- peered9
- recede9
- center8
- centre8
- recent8
- repent8
+ 8 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
21 words found- creep9
- crepe9
- crept9
- pence9
- ceder8
- cered8
- creed8
- preed8
- erect7
- peter7
- preen7
- tepee7
- terce7
- deter6
- ender6
+ 6 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
38 words found- cepe8
- perc8
- cede7
- cred7
- deep7
- peed7
- pend7
- cent6
- cere6
- cert6
- cete6
- epee6
- neep6
- peen6
- peer6
+ 23 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
25 words found- cep7
- pec7
- dep6
- ped6
- cee5
- pee5
- pen5
- per5
- pet5
- rec5
- rep5
- tec5
- dee4
- den4
- end4
+ 10 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
9 words found- de3
- ed3
- en2
- er2
- et2
- ne2
- pe4
- re2
- te2
Words hidden inside PRECEDENT
Without moving a single letter, reading precedent straight through uncovers 6 shorter words — precede, recede, cede, dent, den, rec. The longest unbroken run is precede.
- precede12
- recede9
- cede7
- dent5
- den4
- rec5
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble precented.
Shorter words inside PRECEDENT — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to PRECEDENT
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and precedent opens up 2 10-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).
- precedent14
- precented14
- pretence12
- creeped12
- precede12
- centered11
- decenter11
- decentre11
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
9
Distinct
7
Vowels
33%
E, E, E
Consonants
67%
P, R, C, D, N, T
Solving PRECEDENT: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters precedent?
Rearranging the 9 letters in precedent produces 138 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 9-letter answer precedent here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does precedent have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 9 letters, precedent can be rearranged into 2 words: precedent and precented. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from precedent?
The longest solutions run to 9 letters: precedent and precented. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from precedent?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: precedent yields cee, cep, dee, den, dep, end, ere, ern, nee and net. 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 "precedent" used in a sentence?
Precedent is itself a valid word. For example: "Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from precedent scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, precedent is the top scorer from precedent at 14 points, followed by precented (14), pretence (12) and creeped (12). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside precedent?
Read left to right without moving any letters and precedent already contains 6 shorter words: precede, recede, cede, dent, den and rec. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is precede. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.