Is MATERFAMILIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MATERFAMILIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MATERFAMILIAS mean?
- noun
a female head of a family or tribe
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 20 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 MATERFAMILIAS
MATERFAMILIAS 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 MATERFAMILIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- materialism15
- familism15
- misframe15
- immaterial14
- familiars14
- melismata13
- familiar13
- families13
- familist13
- fatalism13
- fermatas13
- filmiest13
- flamiest13
- flimsier13
- ramifies13
- latimerias12
- frailties12
- alarmism12
- almemars12
- imamates12
- malmiest12
- maritime12
- marmites12
- miasmata12
- rammiest12
- trammels12
- fermata12
- filmers12
- filmier12
- filmset12
- firmest12
- flamers12
- flamier12
- leftism12
- maftirs12
- misfile12
- misfire12
- refilms12
- semifit12
- artemisia11
- latimeria11
- materials11
- airlifts11
- fairiest11
- fetialis11
- filariae11
- filiates11
- filister11
- frailest11
- ratafias11
- ratifies11
- almemar11
- imamate11
- lemmata11
- limmers11
- maimers11
- malmier11
- marmite11
- melisma11
- miasmal11
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