What does MATTER mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈmætər/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. a vaguely specified concern“several matters to attend to”
  2. some situation or event that is thought about“he kept drifting off the topic”
  3. that which has mass and occupies space“physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it”
  4. a problem“is anything the matter?”
  5. (used with negation) having consequence“they were friends and it was no matter who won the games”
  6. written works (especially in books or magazines)“he always took some reading matter with him on the plane”

verb

  1. have weight; have import, carry weight“It does not matter much”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

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Anagrams of MATTER

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

Words inside MATTER

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

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Questions

Is MATTER a valid word in word games?

MATTER 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 MATTER worth?

MATTER is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MATTER?

60 other words, including ARE, AT, ME and AM.