settle

VERBNOUN /sɛtəl/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

settle is a valid 6-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1T1T1L1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does settle mean?

VERB · 22 SENSES
2

Sink down or precipitate.

SYNONYMS
3

Settle conclusively; come to terms.

“We finally settled the argument”

RELATED
4

Fix firmly.

SYNONYMS
5

Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.

“We settled for a lower price”

RELATED
6

Arrange or fix in the desired order.

“She settled the teacart”

7

Become clear by the sinking of particles.

“the liquid gradually settled”

BROADER
8

Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.

“The roar settled to a thunder”

“The wind settled in the West”

9

Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).

BROADER
RELATED
10

Come to rest.

BROADER
11

Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.

“dust settled on the roofs”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
12

Dispose of; make a financial settlement.

RELATED
13

End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.

“The two parties finally settled”

RELATED
14

Establish or develop as a residence.

“He settled the farm 200 years ago”

“This land was settled by Germans”

RELATED
15

Form a community.

“The Swedes settled in Minnesota”

NARROWER
16

Bring to an end; settle conclusively.

NARROWER
17

Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.

“He finally settled down”

NARROWER
18

Come as if by falling.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
19

Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.

“I finally settled with my old enemy”

SYNONYMS
21

Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form.

22

Take up residence and become established.

“The immigrants settled in the Midwest”

SYNONYMS
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A long wooden bench with a back.

SYNONYMS
BROADER