MATE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MATE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pair with another animal of the opposite sex in order to produce young.
Wild birds mate in spring, and farmers arrange for their best animals to mate in order to improve a breed. Once a pair has bonded, biologists speak of the chosen partner as a mate. The word covers both the act of pairing and the partner produced by it.
How MATE is used
Used mainly of animals; for people the same word can be an informal noun meaning a friend or partner.
- The male peacock displays his tail feathers to attract a female to mate.
- Zoo keepers hope the pandas will mate this spring.
- Wild geese often mate for life once they find a partner.
- The two birds chose to mate on a ledge high above the cliff.
- Scientists watched the rare frogs mate in a shallow pool after the rains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MATE
The 4 tiles of MATE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MATE
Showing 24 of 59 words that begin with MATE.
Words ending in MATE
Showing 24 of 129 words that end in MATE. Useful as a back hook: play MATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MATE inside
Showing 24 of 281 words that contain MATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MATE
Common questions about MATE
- Is MATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATE worth?
- MATE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATE mean?
- To pair with another animal of the opposite sex in order to produce young.
- What letters can be added to MATE?
- MATE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MATE:
Open MATE in the Word Finder