Possible Words From tamales
Counting the words from TAMALES by length: 3 with 7 letters, 10 with 6, 45 with 5, 77 with 4, 45 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
3 words · top score 9 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
The 7-letter words made with TAMALES letters are 3: TAMALES itself and 2 anagrams, MALTASE and MALATES. Each scores 9 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
10 words · top score 8 · everyday: METALS
10 6-letter words in TAMALES; 9 of them share the top score of 8. METALS is an everyday pick.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
45 words · top score 7 · everyday: LEAST, METAL, TEAMS
Of the 45 5-letter words from TAMALES, 27 score 7 points, the group's best. LEAST, METAL and TEAMS are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
77 words · top score 6 · everyday: LAST, SAME, SALE
77 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TAMALES; 40 of them share the top score of 6. LAST, SAME and SALE are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
45 words · top score 5 · everyday: SET, LET, SAT
16 of 45 3-letter words you get when you unscramble TAMALES tie at 5 points; none scores more. SET, LET and SAT will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with tamales
17 words · top score 4 · everyday: AT, AS, AM
Of the 17 2-letter words from TAMALES, 4 score 4 points, the group's best. AT, AS and AM are the ones most people know.
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Change One Tile in TAMALES
Keep every letter of TAMALES but one, change that one, and you get:
- S O gives OATMEAL · unscramble oatmeal
- A C gives CALMEST · words from calmest
- T I gives MALAISE · words from malaise
- A E gives MALTESE · unscramble maltese
- E O gives AMATOLS · unscramble amatols
- A M gives STAMMEL · unscramble stammel
More 7-letter words: starting with TA · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
What the Best TAMALES Words Mean
TAMALES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- TAMALES 9 · 11
- a Mexican dish
- MALATES 9 · 11
- a chemical salt
- MALTASE 9 · 11
- an enzyme
- LAMEST 8 · 10
- physically disabled
- MALATE 8 · 10
- a chemical salt
- MEATAL 8 · 10
- pertaining to a meatus
- METALS 8 · 10
- to pave a road with crushed rock
- SAMLET 8 · 10
- a young salmon
TAMALES in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TAMALES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMALES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 197) | 158 | 197 | 150 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AMATES, TALMAS, AMATE, AMLAS, LEAMS, MALAS, MELAS, MESAL, SAMEL, TALMA, AMES, AMLA and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MASA, MES, SALAT, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 8 in all.
Unscramble TAMALES to get 197 words. TAMALES itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of TAMALES are on the page: MALATES and MALTASE, each 9 points. Among the shorter answers, 9 reach 8 points, METALS, TAMALE and LAMEST among them. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. TAMALES as a single 7-tile play makes 59 in Scrabble, 9 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
Add a Letter to TAMALES
Each word below uses all the letters of TAMALES and one more.