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Is mates a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mates is a Scrabble US word. The word mates is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is mates a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mates is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

M3A1T1E1S1

Is mates a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mates is a Words With Friends word. The word mates is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (6 found)

MATES,MEATS,SATEM,STEAM,TAMES,TEAMS,

4-letter words (27 found)

AMES,ATES,EAST,EATS,ETAS,MAES,MASE,MAST,MATE,MATS,MEAT,MESA,META,METS,SAME,SATE,SEAM,SEAT,SETA,STEM,TAES,TAME,TAMS,TASE,TEAM,TEAS,TEMS,

3-letter words (24 found)

AME,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,EMS,EST,ETA,MAE,MAS,MAT,MES,MET,SAE,SAM,SAT,SEA,SET,SMA,TAE,TAM,TAS,TEA,TES,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AM,AS,AT,EA,EM,ES,ET,MA,ME,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 71 words from mates according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of mates

mates amtes mtaes tmaes atmes tames maets amets meats emats aemts eamts mteas tmeas metas emtas temas etmas atems taems aetms eatms teams etams matse amtse mtase tmase atmse tamse maste amste msate smate asmte samte mtsae tmsae mstae smtae tsmae stmae atsme tasme astme satme tsame stame maest amest meast emast aemst eamst maset amset msaet smaet asmet samet mesat emsat mseat smeat esmat semat aesmt easmt asemt saemt esamt seamt mtesa tmesa metsa emtsa temsa etmsa mtsea tmsea mstea smtea tsmea stmea mesta emsta mseta smeta esmta semta tesma etsma tsema stema estma setma atesm taesm aetsm eatsm teasm etasm atsem tasem astem satem tsaem staem aestm eastm asetm saetm esatm seatm tesam etsam tseam steam estam setam

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mates. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mates.

Definitions and meaning of mates

mates

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɪts/
  • Rhymes: -eɪts

Noun

mates

  1. plural of mate

Verb

mates

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mate

Adjective

mates (not comparable)

  1. Friendly; having a friendship (with).
    He is mates with my brother.

Usage notes

  • Only used as a predicate.

Synonyms

  • chummy (British), chums (British), friendly, friends, pally (British), pals (British)

Anagrams

  • AEMTs, MTase, Mesta, STEAM, Satem, a-stem, matse, meats, metas, satem, stame, steam, tames, teams

Asturian

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of matar

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.təs]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈma.tes]

Etymology 1

Noun

mates f pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) maths

Etymology 2

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present indicative of matar

French

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of mater

Anagrams

  • semât

Galician

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar

Middle English

Noun

mates

  1. plural of mate

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

mates

  1. passive form of mate

Portuguese

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmates/ [ˈma.t̪es]
  • Rhymes: -ates
  • Syllabification: ma‧tes

Etymology 1

Clipping of matemáticas.

Noun

mates f pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial) maths, math (study)

Etymology 2

Adjective

mates

  1. plural of mate

Noun

mates

  1. plural of mate

Etymology 3

Verb

mates

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of matar

Further reading

  • “mates”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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