What does MATERNITY mean?

Pronunciation
/məˈtɜrnɪti/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
  2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
  3. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother“the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

maternities13

Anagrams of MATERNITY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside MATERNITY

289 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

matter8 main6 many9 mean6 name6 near4 rate4 team6 term6 time6 year7 air3 any6 are3 art3 eat3 man5 may8 men5 met5try6 yet6 am4an2at2 in2 it2me4my7re2

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Questions

Is MATERNITY a valid word in word games?

MATERNITY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MATERNITY worth?

MATERNITY is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MATERNITY?

289 other words, including IN, IT, ARE and AT.