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Tamales

t 1a 1m 3a 1l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Less common · plural of tamale

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tamales mean?

noun

  1. a city in northern Ghana

  2. dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed

    Synonymstamal

Definitions shown for tamale, the base form of tamales.

Is TAMALES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TAMALES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
t 1a 1m 3a 1l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
t 1a 1m 4a 1l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1a 1m 3a 1l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
t 1a 1m 3a 1l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TAMALES

Anagrams 2

malatesmaltase

Words that end like TAMALES

Common words that share the ending -ALES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

femalesexhalesfinalesimpalesinhaleslocalesregalestelltalessalesscaleswhalesmalestalesstalesbalesgaleshalespalesalesrationalestimescaleswholesalesnightingales
All words ending in -ALES

Tamales: quick answers

Is TAMALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TAMALES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TAMALES worth?
TAMALES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tamales mean?
tamales is the plural of tamale, which means “a city in northern Ghana”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TAMALES?
You can make 190 shorter words from TAMALES, such as AMATES, LAMEST, MALATE, MEATAL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TAMALES?
TAMALES rearranges into MALATES, MALTASE.