Words Ending In MENT
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 616 entries are words that end in MENT. That is about 0.36% of the list. The longest are DISENFRANCHISEMENT and GEDANKENEXPERIMENT; the shortest is AMENT. Using commonly used tile values, EMBEZZLEMENT (36 points) scores the most. Words with no repeated letter: 33. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
About the suffix -MENT
The suffix ment turns verbs into nouns that name an action, its result or the means of doing it: develop, development; pay, payment; equip, equipment. Many of these nouns came into English from French, where the ending was already common.
The base verb usually keeps its spelling, including a silent E (move, movement), with a few well-known exceptions such as judgment in American spelling and argument, where the E of argue drops. That is why the share of words here that leave another word when the four letters are removed is fairly high, but not complete.
Words like cement, moment and comment end in M-E-N-T without a verb inside them that means the same thing. The page counts them all, so the numbers describe spelling patterns in the list rather than word history. Plural forms such as payments end in -ments and are counted on other ending pages.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 616 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.36% |
| Longest | DISENFRANCHISEMENT and GEDANKENEXPERIMENT (18 letters) |
| Shortest | AMENT (5 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | EMBEZZLEMENT, 36 |
| No repeated letters | 33 |
Most common letter before MENT
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 223 |
| T | 68 |
| N | 53 |
| H | 51 |
| L | 31 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 457 leave another word when the final
MENTis taken off, for exampleABANDONMENT,ABASEMENT,ABASHMENT,ABATEMENTandABETMENT→ABANDON,ABASE,ABASH,ABATEandABET. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 249 of these words.
- The average length is 11.1 letters.
- Before MENT, the letter
Eappears most often (223 words).
All -MENT words
5 letters 1
ament
6 letters 6
cement dement foment lament loment moment
7 letters 19
ailment aliment augment clement comment element ferment figment fitment garment hutment oddment payment pigment raiment sarment segment torment varment
8 letters 37
abetment abutment argument armament averment bailment basement bodement casement cerement diriment document easement filament fragment judgment ligament liniment lodgment monument movement muniment ointment ornament orpiment parament pavement pediment regiment rudiment sediment shipment tegument tenement vehement vestment weldment
9 letters 69
abasement abashment abatement adornment affixment agreement alignment alinement allotment amassment amazement amendment amusement annulment apartment atonement battement besetment blastment catchment condiment copayment debarment decrement deferment determent detriment devilment ejectment elopement embayment embedment emolument enactment endowment enjoyment equipment excrement extolment feoffment firmament fleshment fundament hardiment hatchment implement inclement increment interment inurement judgement lineament lodgement merriment nutriment parchment placement ravelment remitment repayment revetment rousement sacrament sentiment statement strewment testament treatment worriment
10 letters 134
abridgment accruement adjustment advisement alightment allurement ambushment amercement anointment arrestment assessment assignment assoilment assortment attachment attainment attornment attunement avouchment babblement bafflement banishment battlement bemusement betterment cajolement cantonment commitment complement compliment conferment couplement debasement debatement decampment defacement defilement definement denotement denouement denudement department deployment deportment derailment designment detachment detainment devotement disbarment disownment divestment effacement embalmment embankment embarkment embodiment embossment employment encampment encasement encashment encystment endearment engagement engulfment enjambment enlacement enlistment enmeshment enrichment enrollment enserfment entailment enticement entombment entrapment escapement escarpment evolvement excitement experiment famishment government habiliment harassment immurement impairment impalement impartment impediment incitement indictment inducement instalment instrument integument intendment internment investment management medicament nonpayment obtainment ordainment parliament preachment preferment prepayment punishment puzzlement rabblement ravagement ravishment reargument rearmament recoupment refinement resentment retirement revealment revilement securement seducement settlement signalment solacement subsegment supplement tanglement tournament unfoldment wilderment wonderment
11 letters 111
abandonment abolishment abridgement achievement acquirement adjournment advancement appeasement appointment arbitrament arraignment arrangement assuagement bedevilment bedizenment beguilement bereavement bewitchment bombardment commandment compartment comportment concealment concernment confinement congealment consignment containment contentment controlment curettement curtailment debouchment debridement deforcement depravement derangement despisement despoilment detrainment development disablement disarmament disbandment discernment dislodgment disportment dissepiment divorcement edutainment embracement embroilment emplacement empowerment enchainment enchantment endorsement enfeoffment enforcement enframement engorgement engraftment engrossment enhancement enjambement enlargement ennoblement enslavement entitlement entrainment entreatment entrustment envelopment environment fulfillment garnishment impeachment imperilment impingement impoundment impressment improvement indorsement installment instillment involvement measurement misjudgment myofilament nonargument nourishment overgarment overpayment predicament prejudgment presentment procurement realignment recruitment reenactment reequipment refrainment refreshment replacement requirement rescindment restatement startlement subbasement temperament traducement
12 letters 92
accouchement accouterment accoutrement admonishment aggrievement announcement appraisement astonishment bedazzlement befuddlement belittlement bewilderment blandishment chastisement comanagement commencement decipherment demolishment denouncement dethronement diminishment disagreement disbursement disendowment disguisement disinterment dislodgement displacement disseverment embattlement embezzlement embitterment emblazonment empoisonment empressement encipherment encirclement encroachment endangerment enfeeblement enshrinement entanglement enthrallment enthronement entrancement entrenchment estrangement hereditament imprisonment infotainment infringement intersegment inveiglement languishment maltreatment microelement misalignment misplacement misstatement mistreatment monofilament multielement nonalignment nontreatment outplacement overdocument overornament postponement presentiment pretreatment radioelement readjustment reassessment reassignment reattachment recommitment redeployment reemployment reengagement reenlistment reindictment reinvestment renouncement resettlement ressentiment retrenchment stablishment undergarment underlayment underpayment unemployment unsettlement
13 letters 69
accompaniment admeasurement advertisement advertizement apportionment ascertainment bamboozlement beleaguerment disburdenment disengagement disfigurement disinvestment dismantlement dismemberment disparagement embarrassment embellishment embranglement embrittlement encompassment encouragement enlightenment ensorcellment entertainment establishment forestallment interlacement maladjustment microfilament misemployment misgovernment mismanagement multifilament nonattachment noncommitment nonemployment nonengagement nongovernment nonmanagement overstatement overtreatment posttreatment precommitment preemployment preenrollment preexperiment prefigurement preordainment preretirement presettlement pretournament pronouncement rapprochement reappointment rearrangement reconcilement redevelopment refurbishment reimbursement reinforcement reinstatement remeasurement replenishment subdepartment subemployment subgovernment thermoelement transshipment vouchsafement
14 letters 41
accomplishment acknowledgment aggrandizement antigovernment antimanagement arrondissement bouleversement disappointment disarrangement disconcertment discontentment discouragement disembowelment disenchantment disfurnishment disgruntlement disheartenment divertissement extinguishment impoverishment intertwinement mismeasurement nonachievement nondevelopment nonenforcement nonfulfillment noninstallment noninvolvement overadjustment overassessment overcommitment overinvestment overrefinement postretirement prearrangement predevelopment recommencement relinquishment semiretirement subdevelopment understatement
15 letters 17
acknowledgement antidevelopment counterargument countermovement disentanglement disillusionment eclaircissement enfranchisement hyperexcitement micromanagement overachievement overdevelopment reapportionment reestablishment supergovernment underemployment underinvestment
16 letters 14
antiunemployment counterstatement disestablishment disfranchisement embourgeoisement hyperdevelopment malapportionment microenvironment nonentertainment nonestablishment nonreappointment underachievement underdevelopment undernourishment
17 letters 4
antiestablishment counterdeployment countergovernment overembellishment
18 letters 2
disenfranchisement gedankenexperiment
Using these words
To find words ending in MENT from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with MENT in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???MENT in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.