mate: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of mate
noun
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- especially
A breeding partner.
- Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, colloquial
A friend, usually of the same sex.
Example: I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
- Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, colloquial
Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
Example: Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
Listed forms: mates.
Source: Wiktionary — mate.
verb
- intransitive
To match, fit together without space between.
Example: The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
- intransitive
To copulate.
- intransitive
To pair in order to raise offspring.
- transitive
To arrange in matched pairs.
Listed forms: mates, mating, mated.
Source: Wiktionary — mate.
verb
- obsolete
To confuse; to confound.
Listed forms: mates, mating, mated.
Source: Wiktionary — mate.
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 mate.
noun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- first mate
noun
a fellow member of a team
noun
a person's partner in marriage
noun
an exact duplicate
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mate
M(3) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 6 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 mate
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from mate
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mate. Showing up to 24, longest first.