1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Installment in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does installment mean? Is installment a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is installment worth? installment how many points in Words With Friends? What does installment mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for installment

See how to calculate how many points for installment.

Is installment a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word installment is a Scrabble US word. The word installment is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

I1N1S1T1A1L1L1M3E1N1T1

Is installment a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word installment is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

I1N1S1T1A1L1L1M3E1N1T1

Is installment a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word installment is a Words With Friends word. The word installment is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2S1T1A1L2L2M4E1N2T1

Our tools

Valid words made from Installment

Jump to...

Results

11-letter words (1 found)

INSTALLMENT,

10-letter words (1 found)

INSTALMENT,

9-letter words (2 found)

MENTALIST,METALLIST,

8-letter words (22 found)

AILMENTS,ALIMENTS,ANTIENTS,LINESMAN,MALTIEST,MANILLES,MANLIEST,MANNITES,MANTLETS,MELANINS,MELANIST,METALIST,NAINSELL,SITTELLA,SMALTINE,SMALTITE,STALLMEN,STANNITE,STILLMAN,STILLMEN,TALLENTS,TALLITES,

7-letter words (73 found)

AILMENT,AINSELL,ALIMENT,ANTIENT,ANTIMEN,EASTLIN,ELASTIN,ENTAILS,ETAMINS,ETATISM,INANEST,INMATES,INSTALL,INSTANT,INSTATE,INTENTS,ISLEMAN,LAMENTS,LATENTS,LATTENS,LATTINS,LENSMAN,LENTILS,LINEMAN,LINNETS,LINTELS,LITTLES,MAINEST,MALINES,MALLETS,MANILLE,MANNITE,MANTELS,MANTIES,MANTLES,MANTLET,MATIEST,MATTIES,MATTINS,MELANIN,MENIALS,MILLETS,MISTELL,MITTENS,NAILSET,NANITES,SALIENT,SALTINE,SATINET,SEMINAL,SITELLA,SLAINTE,SMITTEN,SMITTLE,STANIEL,STANINE,STANNEL,TAILLES,TALENTS,TALLENT,TALLEST,TALLETS,TALLIES,TALLITS,TAMEINS,TAMINES,TANNEST,TANNIES,TANTIES,TELLINS,TENAILS,TENANTS,TENNIST,

6-letter words (139 found)

ALIENS,ALINES,ALLIES,AMENTS,AMINES,ANELLI,ANENST,ANIMES,ELAINS,ELINTS,EMAILS,ENLIST,ENTAIL,ETAMIN,ETTINS,ILLEST,INANES,INLETS,INMATE,INNATE,INSANE,INSEAM,INSTAL,INTELS,INTENT,LAMENT,LAMEST,LATENS,LATENT,LATEST,LATTEN,LATTES,LATTIN,LEMANS,LENTIL,LIANES,LIENAL,LIMANS,LIMENS,LINEAL,LINENS,LINNET,LINTEL,LISTEL,LISTEN,LITEST,LITTEN,LITTLE,MAILES,MAILLS,MALINE,MALIST,MALLEI,MALLET,MANENT,MANIES,MANTEL,MANTES,MANTIS,MANTLE,MASLIN,MATIES,MATINS,MATTES,MATTIE,MATTIN,MENIAL,MENSAL,MENTAL,MESAIL,MESIAL,MESIAN,METALS,MILLES,MILLET,MISATE,MISEAT,MISTAL,MISTLE,MITTEN,NANISM,NANITE,SALINE,SALLET,SALTIE,SAMIEL,SAMITE,SAMLET,SANNIE,SANTIM,SEITAN,SEMINA,SENNIT,SIENNA,SILANE,SILENT,SIMNEL,SINNET,SITTEN,SMALTI,SMILET,STAMEN,STATIM,STATIN,STEALT,STELAI,STELLA,STILET,TAILLE,TAINTS,TALENT,TALLET,TALLIS,TALLIT,TAMEIN,TAMEST,TAMINE,TAMINS,TAMISE,TANIST,TANNIE,TASLET,TATIES,TELIAL,TELLIN,TENAIL,TENANT,TENIAS,TENNIS,TINEAL,TINEAS,TINMAN,TINMEN,TINSEL,TISANE,TITANS,TITLES,TITMAN,TITMEN,

5-letter words (207 found)

AISLE,ALIEN,ALINE,ALIST,ALLIS,ALMES,AMENS,AMENT,AMIES,AMINE,AMINS,ANENT,ANILE,ANILS,ANIME,ANISE,ANTES,ANTIS,ATILT,ELAIN,ELANS,ELINT,ELSIN,EMAIL,EMITS,ENLIT,ENTIA,ETATS,ETNAS,ETTIN,ILEAL,INANE,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLET,ISNAE,ISTLE,ITEMS,LAMES,LANES,LANTS,LATEN,LATTE,LEAMS,LEANS,LEANT,LEAST,LEATS,LEMAN,LENIS,LENTI,LIANE,LIENS,LILTS,LIMAN,LIMAS,LIMEN,LIMES,LIMNS,LINEN,LINES,LINNS,LINTS,LISLE,LITAS,LITES,MAILE,MAILL,MAILS,MAINS,MAISE,MAIST,MALES,MALIS,MALLS,MALTS,MANES,MANET,MANIS,MANSE,MATES,MATIN,MATTE,MATTS,MEALS,MEANS,MEANT,MEATS,MEINS,MEINT,MELAS,MELLS,MELTS,MENSA,MENTA,MESAL,METAL,METIS,MIENS,MILES,MILLE,MILLS,MILTS,MINAE,MINAS,MINES,MINTS,MITES,MITTS,NAILS,NAMES,NATES,NATIS,NEALS,NEATS,NEIST,NELIS,NEMAS,NEMNS,NETTS,NILLS,NINES,NITES,SAINE,SAINT,SALET,SALLE,SALMI,SALTL,SAMEL,SAMEN,SATEM,SATIN,SELLA,SENNA,SENTI,SETAL,SIENT,SILEN,SLAIN,SLANE,SLANT,SLATE,SLIME,SMALL,SMALT,SMELL,SMELT,SMILE,SMITE,SNAIL,SNELL,STAIN,STALE,STALL,STANE,STATE,STEAL,STEAM,STEAN,STEIL,STEIN,STELA,STELL,STENT,STILE,STILL,STILT,STIME,STINT,TAELS,TAILS,TAINS,TAINT,TAITS,TALES,TALLS,TAMES,TAMIN,TAMIS,TANTI,TASTE,TATES,TATIE,TEALS,TEAMS,TEATS,TEILS,TEINS,TELIA,TELLS,TENIA,TENTS,TESLA,TESTA,TIANS,TILES,TILLS,TILTS,TIMES,TINAS,TINEA,TINES,TINTS,TITAN,TITLE,

4-letter words (228 found)

AILS,AIMS,AINE,AINS,AITS,ALES,ALIT,ALLS,ALME,ALMS,ALTS,AMEN,AMES,AMIE,AMIN,AMIS,ANES,ANIL,ANIS,ANNS,ANTE,ANTI,ANTS,ATES,EANS,EAST,EATS,EINA,ELAN,ELLS,ELMS,ELTS,EMIT,ENTS,ETAS,ETAT,ETNA,ILEA,ILLS,INNS,ISLE,ISNA,ITAS,ITEM,LAIN,LAME,LAMS,LANE,LANT,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATI,LATS,LEAL,LEAM,LEAN,LEAS,LEAT,LEIS,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,LIAS,LIEN,LIES,LILT,LIMA,LIME,LIMN,LINE,LINN,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITS,MAES,MAIL,MAIN,MALE,MALI,MALL,MALS,MALT,MANE,MANI,MANS,MASE,MAST,MATE,MATS,MATT,MEAL,MEAN,MEAT,MEIN,MELA,MELL,MELS,MELT,MENT,MESA,META,METS,MIEN,MILE,MILL,MILS,MILT,MINA,MINE,MINT,MISE,MIST,MITE,MITT,MNAS,NAES,NAIL,NAIN,NAME,NAMS,NANE,NANS,NATS,NEAL,NEAT,NEMA,NEMN,NEST,NETS,NETT,NIES,NILL,NILS,NIMS,NINE,NITE,NITS,SAIL,SAIM,SAIN,SALE,SALL,SALT,SAME,SANE,SANT,SATE,SATI,SEAL,SEAM,SEAN,SEAT,SEIL,SELL,SEMI,SENA,SENT,SETA,SETT,SIAL,SIEN,SILE,SILL,SILT,SIMA,SINE,SITE,SLAE,SLAM,SLAT,SLIM,SLIT,SMIT,SNIT,STAT,STEM,STEN,STET,STIE,STIM,TAEL,TAES,TAIL,TAIN,TAIS,TAIT,TALE,TALI,TALL,TAME,TAMS,TANE,TANS,TASE,TATE,TATS,TEAL,TEAM,TEAS,TEAT,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TELL,TELS,TELT,TEMS,TENS,TENT,TEST,TETS,TIAN,TIES,TILE,TILL,TILS,TILT,TIME,TINA,TINE,TINS,TINT,TITE,TITS,

3-letter words (101 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,AIS,AIT,ALE,ALL,ALS,ALT,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANS,ANT,ATE,ATS,ATT,EAN,EAS,EAT,ELL,ELM,ELS,ELT,EMS,ENS,EST,ETA,ILL,INN,INS,ISM,ITA,ITS,LAM,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIN,LIS,LIT,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAS,MAT,MEL,MEN,MES,MET,MIL,MIS,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAN,NAS,NAT,NET,NIE,NIL,NIM,NIS,NIT,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAM,SAN,SAT,SEA,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIM,SIN,SIT,SMA,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAS,TAT,TEA,TEL,TEN,TES,TET,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIS,TIT,

2-letter words (28 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AN,AS,AT,EA,EL,EM,EN,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 803 words from installment according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of installment

installment

Alternative forms

  • instalment (Commonwealth)

Pronunciation

enPR: ĭn-stôlʹmənt,

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/

Etymology 1

A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”)

The sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823.

Noun

installment (plural installments) (American spelling)

  1. One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
  2. (banking, finance) One member of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equated (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), payment of which portions are serially exacted at regularly scheduled intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments of installments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.
  3. (publishing, media) A part of a published or broadcast serial.
Usage notes

For this sense in the UK, the OED permits only the spelling instalment. Commonwealth usage varies.

Synonyms
  • (portion of a debt):
  • (part of a broadcast or published serial): episode, part
Derived terms
  • installment loan
  • installment plan
Translations

Etymology 2

From install +‎ -ment, install from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Medieval Latin in- and Medieval Latin stallum, stall from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stal).

Noun

installment (plural installments) (American spelling)

  1. The act of installing; installation.
  2. (obsolete) The seat in which one is placed.
Synonyms
  • investiture, investment
  • installation
Translations

References

  • “installment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “installment”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org