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Is tamales a Scrabble word?

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

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Is tamales a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1A1M3A1L1E1S1

Is tamales a Words With Friends word?

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

T1A1M4A1L2E1S1

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7-letter words (3 found)

MALATES,MALTASE,TAMALES,

6-letter words (10 found)

ALATES,AMATES,LAMEST,MALATE,MEATAL,METALS,SAMLET,TALMAS,TAMALE,TAMALS,

5-letter words (45 found)

ALATE,ALMAS,ALMES,AMATE,AMLAS,ATLAS,ATMAS,LAMAS,LAMES,LEAMS,LEAST,LEATS,MALAS,MALES,MALTS,MATES,MEALS,MEATS,MELAS,MELTS,MESAL,METAL,SALAT,SALET,SAMEL,SATEM,SETAL,SLATE,SMALT,SMELT,STALE,STEAL,STEAM,STELA,TAALS,TAELS,TALAS,TALEA,TALES,TALMA,TAMAL,TAMES,TEALS,TEAMS,TESLA,

4-letter words (77 found)

AALS,ALAE,ALAS,ALES,ALMA,ALME,ALMS,ALTS,AMAS,AMES,AMLA,ASEA,ATES,ATMA,EAST,EATS,ELMS,ELTS,ETAS,LAMA,LAME,LAMS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAM,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,MAAS,MAES,MALA,MALE,MALS,MALT,MASA,MASE,MAST,MATE,MATS,MEAL,MEAT,MELA,MELS,MELT,MESA,META,METS,SALE,SALT,SAMA,SAME,SATE,SEAL,SEAM,SEAT,SETA,SLAE,SLAM,SLAT,STEM,TAAL,TAEL,TAES,TALA,TALE,TAME,TAMS,TASE,TEAL,TEAM,TEAS,TELA,TELS,TEMS,

3-letter words (46 found)

AAL,AAS,ALA,ALE,ALS,ALT,AMA,AME,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,ELM,ELS,ELT,EMS,EST,ETA,LAM,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,MAA,MAE,MAL,MAS,MAT,MEL,MES,MET,SAE,SAL,SAM,SAT,SEA,SEL,SET,SMA,TAE,TAM,TAS,TEA,TEL,TES,

2-letter words (17 found)

AA,AE,AL,AM,AS,AT,EA,EL,EM,ES,ET,LA,MA,ME,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 199 words from tamales according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tamales

tamales

Etymology

From Spanish tamales. As the plural of tamale, partly also regularly formed from tamale + -s.

Noun

tamales

  1. plural of tamal
  2. plural of tamale

Anagrams

  • malates, maltase

Spanish

Noun

tamales m pl

  1. plural of tamal
  2. plural of tamale

Descendants

  • English: tamales, tamale (by back-formation)
  • English, Spanish: tamalera
  • Spanish: tamaleada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tamalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tamales, plural of tamal (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈmales/, [tɐˈma.lɛs]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧les

Noun

tamales (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. tamale (Mexican dish)

Source: wiktionary.org