Is MASTICATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MASTICATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MASTICATE mean?
- verb
grind and knead
“masticate rubber”
- verb
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
“He jawed his bubble gum”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 13 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 MASTICATE
Single letters that turn MASTICATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Anagrams of MASTICATE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MASTICATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catamites13
- catamite12
- meticas11
- sematic11
- amices10
- camisa10
- camise10
- mastic10
- metica10
- misact10
- astatic9
- catties9
- etatism9
- matiest9
- statice9
- tatamis9
- acmes9
- amice9
- camas9
- cames9
- camis9
- emics9
- maces9
- mesic9
- micas9
- attics8
- casita8
- cattie8
- mattes8
- misate8
- miseat8
- samite8
- stacte8
- static8
- tamest8
- tatami8
- acme8
- came8
- cami8
- cams8
- emic8
- mace8
- macs8
- mica8
- mice8
- mics8
- scam8
- aetatis7
- satiate7
- acais7
- aceta7
- aecia7
- amias7
- amies7
- atmas7
- attic7
- caste7
- cates7
- cesta7
- cesti7
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