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Is matey a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word matey is a Scrabble US word. The word matey is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3A1T1E1Y4

Is matey a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word matey is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3A1T1E1Y4

Is matey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word matey is a Words With Friends word. The word matey is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1T1E1Y3

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5-letter words (3 found)

ETYMA,MATEY,MEATY,

4-letter words (7 found)

MATE,MATY,MEAT,META,TAME,TEAM,YATE,

3-letter words (18 found)

AME,ATE,AYE,EAT,ETA,MAE,MAT,MAY,MET,TAE,TAM,TAY,TEA,TYE,YAE,YAM,YEA,YET,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AM,AT,AY,EA,EM,ET,MA,ME,MY,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from matey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of matey

matey amtey mtaey tmaey atmey tamey maety amety meaty ematy aemty eamty mteay tmeay metay emtay temay etmay atemy taemy aetmy eatmy teamy etamy matye amtye mtaye tmaye atmye tamye mayte amyte myate ymate aymte yamte mtyae tmyae mytae ymtae tymae ytmae atyme tayme aytme yatme tyame ytame maeyt ameyt meayt emayt aemyt eamyt mayet amyet myaet ymaet aymet yamet meyat emyat myeat ymeat eymat yemat aeymt eaymt ayemt yaemt eyamt yeamt mteya tmeya metya emtya temya etmya mtyea tmyea mytea ymtea tymea ytmea meyta emyta myeta ymeta eymta yemta teyma etyma tyema ytema eytma yetma ateym taeym aetym eatym teaym etaym atyem tayem aytem yatem tyaem ytaem aeytm eaytm ayetm yaetm eyatm yeatm teyam etyam tyeam yteam eytam yetam

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Definitions and meaning of matey

matey

Etymology

From mate +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪti

Adjective

matey (comparative matier, superlative matiest)

  1. (UK) Sociable or friendly.
    You've been very matey with that new bird.
    • 2002, Jon Latimer, Alamein, page 128,
      he[Major-General Douglas Wimberley] wrote: ‘They[the Australians] took a bit of getting used to. I was dressed as a general and they treated me in the most matey way, but despite this it was easy to see that there was nothing wrong with their battle discipline.’

Noun

matey (plural mateys)

  1. (informal) Diminutive of mate, friend.
    Hello, matey, just back from the pub?
    • 1920, Francis Stevens (Gertrude Barrows Bennett), Claimed, 2009, Munsey′s, page 49,
      And take my advice, matey. When yer buys it, don′t yer make Lutz′s mistake and think yer can wriggle out easy.
  2. (nautical, slang) A fellow sailor; often used affectedly, especially when portraying a pirate.
    Ahoy mateys, scrub the deck!
    • c. 1906, Herbert Strang (pseudonym), In Clive′s Command, 2006, Echo Library, page 35,
      “Well, we are and we en′t, eh, mateys? The Waterman′s Rest en′t exactly the kind of place to spend shore leave; it en′t a patch on Wapping or Rotherhithe. […] ”
  3. (nautical, slang) A dockyard worker.

Anagrams

  • etyma, meaty

Portuguese

Verb

matey

  1. Obsolete spelling of matei

Source: wiktionary.org