Is MALEATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALEATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALEATES mean?
Maleates is a form of MALEATE.
- noun
a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MALEATES
MALEATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MALEATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- malates9
- maleate9
- maltase9
- tamales9
- lamest8
- malate8
- measle8
- meatal8
- metals8
- samlet8
- tamale8
- tamals8
- almas7
- almes7
- atmas7
- lamas7
- lames7
- males7
- malts7
- mates7
- meals7
- meats7
- meets7
- melts7
- metal7
- metes7
- satem7
- smalt7
- smelt7
- steam7
- tamal7
- tames7
- teams7
- teems7
- alates6
- elates6
- stelae6
- teasel6
- alma6
- alme6
- alms6
- amas6
- atma6
- elms6
- emes6
- lama6
- lame6
- lams6
- maes6
- male6
- malt6
- masa6
- mast6
- mate6
- mats6
- meal6
- meat6
- meet6
- mels6
- melt6
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