mat: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with M · ends with T
Meaning of mat
noun
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
Example: Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
Example: They put mats on the table during mealtimes.
A floor pad to protect athletes.
Example: The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.
A thickly tangled mess.
Example: a mat of weeds
Listed forms: mats.
Source: Wiktionary — mat.
verb
- transitive
To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- intransitive
To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
Listed forms: mats, matting, matted.
Source: Wiktionary — mat.
noun
An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
Base or related entry: matte.
Listed forms: mats, matt.
Source: Wiktionary — mat.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mat.
adjective
not reflecting light; not glossy
noun
mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
noun
sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- gym mat
noun
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mat in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mat
M(3) + A(1) + T(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mat
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from mat
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mat. Showing up to 24, longest first.