METATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. METATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METATE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in METATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 66,894.
What does METATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stone slab with a slightly hollowed surface, used together with a hand stone, or mano, for grinding maize and other grain.
A metate works as the stationary half of a simple grinding tool, with the mano rubbed back and forth across its concave surface to crush corn, seeds, or cacao into meal or paste. The tool has been used across Mexico and Central America since ancient times and remains part of traditional cooking in many households today. Archaeologists often find worn metates at old settlement sites, since the stone surface shows clear signs of long use.
How METATE is used
Used mainly in writing about Mexican and Central American cooking, archaeology, and traditional households.
- She knelt at the metate, grinding corn for the morning tortillas.
- Archaeologists uncovered a worn metate near the old hearth.
- Cacao beans were crushed on the metate before roasting.
- The museum displayed a stone metate alongside its grinding mano.
- Grandmother still preferred the metate over an electric mill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METATE
1 longer words begin with METATE.
Shorter words from the letters in METATE
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Common questions about METATE
- Is METATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METATE worth?
- METATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METATE mean?
- A stone slab with a slightly hollowed surface, used together with a hand stone, or mano, for grinding maize and other grain.
- What letters can be added to METATE?
- METATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of METATE:
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