Matted

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Twisted or compressed into a tangled, dense mass, particularly of hair or fibres.

“After hours in the rain, the dog's fur was completely matted and caked with mud.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mat·ted

Related Words

Synonyms

flatmatmatt matte

Antonyms

smooth combeduntangled

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The double T in the middle is a useful clue, MATTED has common letters and balanced vowels for Wordle.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points including the double T, the -ED ending allows easy board placement.

Words Related to Matted

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “matted” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

catted fatted hatted malted marted masted matter mattes patted ratted tatted vatted

Words you can make from Matted

Shorter words formed from the letters in “matted”.

detat mated matte metad tamed adet amdt ated atte dame date edam emda etta made mate matt mead meat meta tame tate team

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