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Yes, MATE is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: M 3, A 1, T 1, E 1.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 6 points.

About MATE

MATE is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

noun

  1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship
  2. a fellow member of a team
  3. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
  4. a person's partner in marriage
  5. an exact duplicate
  6. one of a pair
  7. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
  8. informal term for a friend of the same sex
  9. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
  10. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

verb

  1. engage in sexual intercourse
  2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
  3. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Synonyms

Also: first mate, married person, better half, paraguay tea, ilex paraguariensis.

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