There are 269 words hidden in the letters of PAYMENTS, from 23 two-letter words up to PAYMENTS (8 letters). For points, PAYMENTS is best at 15.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of PAYMENTS. PAYMENTS has 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 15 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 3
amnesty12payment14tympans14
6-letter words 10
aments8mantes8mateys11mayest11patens8stamen8steamy11tympan13yamens11yentas9
5-letter words 65
amens7ament7antes5antsy8aspen7empty12etnas5etyma10manes7manse7mates7matey10mayst10means7meant7meany10meats7meaty10mensa7menta7mynas10names7napes7nasty8nates5neaps7neats5nemas7panes7pansy10pants7panty10paste7pasty10paten7pates7patsy10peans7peats7peaty10pesty10samey10satem7seamy10septa7sneap7spate7spean7spent7stamp9stane5steam7tames7tamps9tansy8tapes7teams7temps9tepas7tynes8types10yamen10yeans8yeast8yenta8
4-letter words 101
amen6amps8anes4ante4ants4apes6apse6ates4ayes7east4easy7eats4espy9etas4etna4eyas7maes6mane6mans6many9maps8mast6mate6mats6mays9mean6meat6mesa6meta6myna9name6nape6naps6nays7neap6neat4nema6nest4nets4pams8pane6pans6pant6pase6past6pate6pats6paty9pays9pean6peas6peat6pens6pent6pest6pets6pyas9pyes9same6samp8sane4sate4seam6seat4sent4sept6seta4snap6snye7spae6spam8span6spat6spay9stay7stem6step6stey7stye7syne7tame6tamp8tams6tans4tape6taps6team6teas4temp8tens4tepa6tyes7tyne7type9yams9yaps9yean7yeas7yens7yeps9yest7
3-letter words 66
amp7ane3ant3any6ape5apt5asp5ate3aye6ays6eat3ems5ens3eta3mae5man5map7mas5mat5may8men5mes5met5mys8nae3nam5nap5nay6net3pam7pan5pas5pat5pay8pea5pen5pes5pet5pya8pye8sae3sap5sat3say6sea3sen3set3spa5spy8sty6syn6tae3tam5tan3tap5tas3tea3ten3tye6yam8yap8yea6yen6yep8yes6yet6
2-letter words 23
ae2am4an2as2at2ay5em4en2es2et2ma4me4ms4my7na2ne2pa4pe4ps4ta2ts2ya5ye5
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.