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Is matelot a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word matelot is a Scrabble US word. The word matelot is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

M3A1T1E1L1O1T1

Is matelot a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word matelot is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

M3A1T1E1L1O1T1

Is matelot a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word matelot is a Words With Friends word. The word matelot is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1T1E1L2O1T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

MATELOT,

6-letter words (1 found)

MOTTLE,

5-letter words (13 found)

AMOLE,LATTE,LOTTA,LOTTE,MATLO,MATTE,METAL,METOL,MOTEL,MOTET,MOTTE,TOTAL,TOTEM,

4-letter words (45 found)

ALME,ALOE,ALTO,ATOM,ETAT,LAME,LATE,LEAM,LEAT,LOAM,LOMA,LOME,LOTA,LOTE,MALE,MALT,MATE,MATT,MEAL,MEAT,MELA,MELT,META,MOAT,MOLA,MOLE,MOLT,MOTE,MOTT,OLEA,TAEL,TALE,TAME,TATE,TEAL,TEAM,TEAT,TELA,TELT,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TOLT,TOME,TOTE,

3-letter words (38 found)

ALE,ALT,AME,ATE,ATT,EAT,ELM,ELT,EMO,ETA,LAM,LAT,LEA,LET,LOT,MAE,MAL,MAT,MEL,MET,MOA,MOE,MOL,MOT,OAT,OLE,OLM,OMA,TAE,TAM,TAO,TAT,TEA,TEL,TET,TOE,TOM,TOT,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AL,AM,AT,EA,EL,EM,ET,LA,LO,MA,ME,MO,OE,OM,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 117 words from matelot according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of matelot

matelot

Etymology

From Middle French matelot (“sailor”). Compare Dutch matroos and German Matrose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæt.ləʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ætləʊ

Noun

matelot (plural matelots)

  1. A sailor.
  2. A mate; a boon companion.

References

  • American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. s.v. "matelote"

Anagrams

  • Lamotte, Mattole

French

Etymology

From Middle French matelot (“sailor”), from Old French matenot (“sailor, bunkmate”), most likely from Middle Dutch mattenoot (“bunk fellow”), corresponding to modern mat (“mat, rug, hammock”) + genoot (“companion”) or less likely Old Norse mǫtunautr (“food companion”) (from matr (“food”) + nautr (“companion”) << Proto-Germanic *ganautaz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.tlo/

Noun

matelot m (plural matelots, feminine matelote)

  1. seaman

Descendants

  • → Piedmontese: matlòt
  • → Romanian: matelot

Further reading

  • “matelot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “matroos”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Norman

Noun

matelot m (plural matelots)

  1. (Jersey) sailor

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French matelot.

Noun

matelot m (plural mateloți)

  1. sailor

Declension


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