Unscramble MATELASSE to get 261 words. MATELASSE itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 10, among them MEATLESS, MALEATES and MALTASES. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MATELASSE split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 15 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 18 with 2.
25 of 48 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MATELASSE tie at 8 points; none scores more. METALS, LEASES and SESAME will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from MATELASSE; 55 of them share the top score of 7. METAL, SEEMS and TEAMS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in MATELASSE, the top score is 6, reached by 54. SAME, TEAM and MEET are the familiar ones.
Of the 53 3-letter words made with MATELASSE letters, 18 score 5 points, the group's best. SEE, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MATELASSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in SE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MALEATES, MALTASES, MATELESS, MEATLESS and TAMELESS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MATELASSE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATELASSE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 187 | 261 | 177 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MALTESE, MESETAS, SEAMSET, TELESMS, AMATES, EMLETS, MAASES, MEASES, MESELS, MESETA, SEAMES, STEEMS and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MATELASSE, MASAS, MASES, MASA, SALATS, MES, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of MATELASSE and one more.