MESSMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MESSMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESSMATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESSMATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESSMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
messmatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESSMATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MESSMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESSMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MESSMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A person with whom one regularly shares meals in a ship or army mess.
Sailors in the same mess lived, ate and worked side by side, so a messmate often became a close friend. The word carries the feel of shared hardship and routine aboard.
How MESSMATE is used
Used in naval and military settings, and in old sea stories.
- His messmate passed him the biscuit tin.
- Every messmate took a turn at washing up.
- The old sailor still wrote to a former messmate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESSMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESSMATE
1 longer words begin with MESSMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MESSMATE
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Common questions about MESSMATE
- Is MESSMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESSMATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESSMATE worth?
- MESSMATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESSMATE mean?
- A person with whom one regularly shares meals in a ship or army mess.
- What letters can be added to MESSMATE?
- MESSMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MESSMATE:
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