Is MASTICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MASTICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MASTICATES mean?
Masticates is a form of MASTICATE.
- 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
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 MASTICATES
MASTICATES 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 MASTICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catamites13
- masticate13
- casteism12
- catamite12
- camases11
- camisas11
- camises11
- mastics11
- meticas11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- sematic11
- etatisms10
- misstate10
- statices10
- amices10
- camass10
- camisa10
- camise10
- mastic10
- metica10
- misact10
- ascites9
- astatic9
- casitas9
- catties9
- ectasis9
- etatism9
- matiest9
- miseats9
- misseat9
- samiest9
- samites9
- stactes9
- stasima9
- statice9
- statics9
- statism9
- tamises9
- tatamis9
- acmes9
- amice9
- camas9
- cames9
- camis9
- emics9
- maces9
- mesic9
- micas9
- scams9
- satiates8
- attics8
- casita8
- cassia8
- castes8
- cattie8
- cestas8
- maists8
- mattes8
- misate8
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