MATCHES Meaning, Scrabble Score and Anagrams

What MATCHES Means

MATCHES is a form of MATCH, which means:

noun: lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction“he always carries matches to light his pipe”
noun: a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
verb: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics“The two stories don't agree in many details”
verb: provide funds complementary to“The company matched the employees' contributions”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MATCHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 A1 T1 C3 H4 E1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 64 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In MATCHES

208 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (12)

CHASTE CHEATS MACHES MEATHS SACHEM SACHET SAMECH SCATHE SCHEMA SMATCH SMEATH TACHES

5 letter words (44)

4 letter words (81)

3 letter words (51)

ACE ACH ACT AHS AME ASH ATE ATS CAM CAT CHA CHE EAS EAT ECH EHS EMS EST ETA ETH HAE HAM HAS HAT HEM HES HET MAC MAE MAS MAT MEH MES MET SAC SAE SAM SAT SEA SEC SET SHA SHE SMA TAE TAM TAS TEA TEC TES THE

2 letter words (20)

AE AH AM AS AT CH EA EH EM ES ET HA HE HM MA ME SH ST TA TE

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