Is Mate a Scrabble Word? Yes

Definition for the word Mate.

  • the officer below the master on a commercial ship (noun)
  • a person's partner in marriage (noun)
  • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun)
  • one of a pair (noun)
    "he lost the mate to his shoe"
  • South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea (noun)
  • place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb)
    "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
  • a fellow member of a team (noun)
    "it was his first start against his former teammates"
  • engage in sexual intercourse (verb)
    "Birds mate in the Spring"
  • bring two objects, ideas, or people together (verb)
  • an exact duplicate (noun)
  • informal term for a friend of the same sex (noun)
  • South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate (noun)
  • the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun)
    "he loved the mare and all her mates"

Is Mate a Valid Scrabble Word?

Yes Mate is a valid Scrabble word.


Scrabble Point Value of Mate: 6 Points
Words with Friends Point Value of Mate: 7 Points
Anagrams of Mate: MEAT, META, TAME, TEAM


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