Jumble solved
Is PROMISES a word? Yes.
PROMISES is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 3 anagrams, with 240 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 240
- Full anagrams
- 3
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (O, I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (P, R, M, S, S).
Anagrams of PROMISES
3 words use all 8 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
8-letter words
3 words found7-letter words
13 words found6-letter words
33 words found+ 18 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
55 words found+ 40 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
69 words found+ 54 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
48 words found+ 33 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
19 words found+ 4 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside PROMISES
Without moving a single letter, reading promises straight through uncovers 7 shorter words — promise, mises, mise, prom, mis, pro, and more. The longest unbroken run is promise.
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble imposers, unscramble semipros.
Shorter words inside PROMISES — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to PROMISES
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and promises opens up 6 9-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
8
Distinct
7
Vowels
38%
O, I, E
Consonants
62%
P, R, M, S, S
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Solving PROMISES: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters promises?
Rearranging the 8 letters in promises produces 240 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 8-letter answer imposers here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does promises have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 8 letters, promises can be rearranged into 3 words: imposers, promises and semipros. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from promises?
The longest solutions run to 8 letters: imposers, promises and semipros. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from promises?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: promises yields emo, ems, ers, ess, imp, ire, ism, mes, mir and mis. 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.
Which word from promises scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, imposers is the top scorer from promises at 12 points, followed by promises (12), semipros (12) and imposer (11). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside promises?
Read left to right without moving any letters and promises already contains 7 shorter words: promise, mises, mise, prom, mis and pro (plus 1 more). The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is promise. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.