MATTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MATTERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATTERY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATTERY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATTERY
No single letter turns MATTERY into another word.
How MATTERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MATTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does MATTERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalrare
Producing or full of pus; purulent.
Mattery belongs to older medical writing, where matter meant pus coming from a sore. A mattery wound was a sign of infection that nurses had to clean and dress.
How MATTERY is used
Mattery is a dated word found in old medical and historical texts.
- The surgeon noted a mattery swelling on the leg.
- A mattery sore refused to heal for weeks.
- The old physician described the boil as red and mattery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MATTERY
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Common questions about MATTERY
- Is MATTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATTERY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATTERY worth?
- MATTERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATTERY mean?
- Producing or full of pus; purulent.
- What letters can be added to MATTERY?
- No single letter can be added to MATTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MATTERY:
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