8-Letter Words Ending in MATA
- 21 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Ending in MATA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Ending in MATA 21 words
How common is MATA at the end of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 21 eight-letter words ending in MATA. They average 13.3 points, the best is ZYGOMATA (23 points) and S is the most common first letter (19%).
- Total words
- 21
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.3
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 5%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- S
- 19% of words
Most common first letters
- s 19%
- m 14.3%
- c 9.5%
Top vowel pairs
- au9.5%
- ia4.8%
- io4.8%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in MATA
z 10y 4g 2o 1m 3a 1t 1a 1
Z 10 + Y 4 + G 2 + O 1 + M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + A 1 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
zygomata
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words ending in MATA are there?
There are 21 eight-letter words ending in MATA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in MATA?
ZYGOMATA is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MYXOMATA (22), XYLOMATA (20), XEROMATA (17).
Which rare eight-letter words ending in MATA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ZYGOMATA (23), MYXOMATA (22), XYLOMATA (20), XEROMATA (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.