Mate

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A friend or companion, or one of a pair in animals or objects.

“He went fishing with his mate from work.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/meɪt/

Related Words

Synonyms

friend companion partner

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Common vowels A and E, good starting word.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, easy to extend with suffixes.

Words Related to Mate

Anagrams of Mate

Words that use exactly the same letters as “mate”.

meat meta team

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “mate” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bate cate date fate gate hate kate late made make male math mats matt rate

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mate”.

ahmet amate ament amlet armet atame autem bemat etiam etyma manet mated mater mates matey mathe matie matte meant meath meats meaty menat menta

Longer words starting with Mate

Words that begin with “mate”.

mated mater mates matey material materials maternity

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