MAT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. MAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does MAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of coarse material laid on the floor.
Mat came into English from Latin before the language was written down, which makes it one of the very earliest borrowings there is. The unrelated sense meaning dull rather than shiny is usually spelled matt in Britain.
How MAT is used
Countable. Also a verb: hair mats together.
- The mat by the door has said welcome for eleven years.
- A mat under the machine stops it walking across the floor.
- The word mat is one of the oldest borrowings in English.
- Hair mats if it is not combed after swimming.
- Two mats and still a trail of mud to the kitchen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAT
The 3 tiles of MAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAT
Showing 24 of 368 words that begin with MAT.
Words ending in MAT
Showing 24 of 31 words that end in MAT. Useful as a back hook: play MAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAT inside
Showing 24 of 2664 words that contain MAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAT
Common questions about MAT
- Is MAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAT worth?
- MAT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAT mean?
- A piece of coarse material laid on the floor.
- What letters can be added to MAT?
- MAT takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MAT:
Open MAT in the Word Finder