MATE — 4 letter word
mate
The word mate has 4 letters: M, A, T, E. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Mate has 4 anagrams: meat, meta, tame, team. As a noun, it means "a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king".
4 letter word "mate": M A T E — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends: 7
Letter Analysis of mate
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of mate
noun
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Synonyms: checkmate
- an exact duplicate Synonyms: match
- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship Synonyms: first mate
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
- the partner of an animal, especially a sexual partner "The horse's mate was a thoroughbred champion."
- a person's partner in marriage Synonyms: partner, spouse, married person, better half
- a fellow member of a team "It was my first start against my former teammates."
- South American holly
- one of a pair "They lost the mate to their shoe." Synonyms: fellow
verb
- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game "The grandmaster checkmated their opponent after only a few moves." Synonyms: checkmate
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together Synonyms: twin, match, couple, pair
- engage in sexual intercourse "Birds mate in the Spring" Synonyms: couple, pair, copulate