MAMMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MAMMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAMMATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAMMATE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAMMATE
No single letter turns MAMMATE into another word.
How MAMMATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAMMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 3 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. MAMMATE needs 1 blank tile.
What does MAMMATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having breasts or mammary glands.
Biologists used mammate in descriptions of animals that nurse their young. It is rare today because mammalian covers most such needs.
How MAMMATE is used
A rare technical word found mainly in older zoological writing.
- The text lists the mammate species of the region.
- A mammate animal feeds its young with milk.
- The old dictionary calls the creature mammate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAMMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MAMMATE
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Common questions about MAMMATE
- Is MAMMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAMMATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAMMATE worth?
- MAMMATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAMMATE mean?
- Having breasts or mammary glands.
- What letters can be added to MAMMATE?
- No single letter can be added to MAMMATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAMMATE:
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