MATESHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MATESHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATESHIP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATESHIP is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATESHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mateshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATESHIP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MATESHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATESHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MATESHIP
- All 8 letters of MATESHIP are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MATESHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
Loyal friendship and mutual support among companions, especially men, valued as a social ideal.
Mateship is strongly tied to Australian identity, where standing by your friends in hard times is treated almost as a national virtue. Writers often link it to bush life, wartime service and shared work.
How MATESHIP is used
Used most often in discussions of Australian culture and character.
- The soldiers spoke of mateship as the thing that kept them going.
- Mateship means helping a friend without being asked.
- The speech praised the mateship of the rescue crew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATESHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MATESHIP
The 8 tiles of MATESHIP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MATESHIP
1 longer words begin with MATESHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in MATESHIP
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Common questions about MATESHIP
- Is MATESHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATESHIP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATESHIP worth?
- MATESHIP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATESHIP mean?
- Loyal friendship and mutual support among companions, especially men, valued as a social ideal.
- What letters can be added to MATESHIP?
- MATESHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MATESHIP:
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