37 words come out when you unscramble MATATAS, starting with MATATAS itself: 9 in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of MATATAS at once for 59 in Scrabble (9 + 50) or 45 in Words With Friends (10 + 35).
M34A1T1A1T1A1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MATATAS split into 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 3 with 5, 11 with 4, 13 with 3 and 7 with 2.
Keep every letter of MATATAS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with MA · ending in AS · all 7-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ATMAS and MATTS (7 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MATATAS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATATAS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 37) | 27 | 37 | 25 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 10 of them: MATATAS, MATATA, MAAS, SAMA, TAATAS, MAA, SAM, SMA, TAATA and ST. Words With Friends* skips 2 of them: MASA and ATS.