mate
Mate can refer to the officer below the master on a commercial ship, a fellow member of a team, or the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner). As a verb, mate can mean to engage in sexual intercourse, bring two objects, ideas, or people together, or place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
MA
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “MATE” Mean?
mate has 13 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
10 sensesthe officer below the master on a commercial ship
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
“he loved the mare and all her mates”
“camels hate leaving their mates”
one of a pair
“he lost the mate to his shoe”
“one eye was blue but its fellow was brown”
Synonyms
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South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
informal term for a friend of the same sex
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensesplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
“Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Length
4 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
M, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆MATE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
MA, AT, TE
Trigrams
MAT, ATE
Crossword Intelligence
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