Is MATELOTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MATELOTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MATELOTES mean?
Matelotes is a form of MATELOTE.
- noun
highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 MATELOTES
MATELOTES 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 MATELOTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- matelote10
- matelots10
- maltose9
- matelot9
- metates9
- mettles9
- mottles9
- omelets9
- stomate9
- telomes9
- almost8
- amoles8
- emotes8
- lamest8
- mattes8
- measle8
- metals8
- metate8
- metols8
- mettle8
- molest8
- motels8
- motets8
- mottes8
- mottle8
- omelet8
- samlet8
- smalto8
- stomal8
- tamest8
- telome8
- totems8
- oleates7
- teleost7
- almes7
- amole7
- atoms7
- emote7
- lames7
- loams7
- males7
- malts7
- mates7
- matte7
- matts7
- meals7
- meats7
- meets7
- melts7
- metal7
- metes7
- metol7
- moats7
- molas7
- moles7
- molts7
- moste7
- motel7
- motes7
- motet7
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