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maternal

/məˈtɜːnəl/•adjective

Maternal is also used as adjective, with meanings including characteristic of a mother.

4 meanings8 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NAL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “MATERNAL” Mean?

/məˈtɜːnəl/

maternal has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

characteristic of a mother

“{'source': 'Dorothy Sayers', 'text': 'warm maternal affection for her guest'}”

relating to or derived from one's mother

“maternal genes”

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

“parental guidance”

Synonyms

parental paternal

related on the mother's side

“my maternal grandmother”

Synonyms

enate enatic

Synonyms for MATERNAL

parental paternal enate enatic

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word maternal with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

characteristic of a mother

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

M, A, T, E, R, N, A, L

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for maternal.

MATERNAL is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with M and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFBG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using maternal in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

MATERNAL has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

MATERNAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

MATERNAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MATERNAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside maternal.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBG

CV Pattern

CVCVCCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

MA, AT, TE, ER, RN, NA, AL

Trigrams

MAT, ATE, TER, ERN, RNA, NAL

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for maternal.

MATERNAL is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with M and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.