SETTLE — 6 letter word
settle
The word settle has 6 letters: S, E, T, T, L, E. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Settle has 1 anagram: ettles. As a verb, it means "bring to an end".
6 letter word "settle": S E T T L E — verb
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of settle
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of settle
verb
- bring to an end "settle conclusively" Synonyms: resolve, decide, adjudicate
- settle conclusively Synonyms: clinch
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement "The two parties finally settled"
- come to terms Synonyms: bargain, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction "We settled for a lower price"
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury "I finally settled with my old enemy" Synonyms: get back
- arrange or fix in the desired order "I settled the teacart before serving."
- fix firmly Synonyms: ensconce
- sink down or precipitate Synonyms: subside
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- become clear by the sinking of particles "the liquid gradually settled"
- come to rest
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground "dust settled on the roofs" Synonyms: settle down
- go under, 'The raft sank and its occupants drowned' Synonyms: sink
- dispose of "make a financial settlement" Synonyms: remove, clean up, get rid of
- come as if by falling Synonyms: fall
- take up residence and become established "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" Synonyms: locate
- form a community "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style "We finally settled down." Synonyms: root, take root, steady down, settle down
- make final Synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail down
- establish or develop as a residence "Our ancestors settled the farm 200 years ago."
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet "The roar settled to a thunder"
noun
- a long wooden bench with a back Synonyms: settee
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