maternal

1. Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood; motherly: maternal instinct.

2. Of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother .

3. Related through a mother .

4. Inherited or derived from the female parent .

---

Here are some other words you could make with the letters maternal, you can also
use this lookup tool to help you find words with our scrabble word finder.

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
maternal	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
al	2
am	4
an	2
ar	2
at	2
el	2
em	4
en	2
er	2
et	2
la	2
ma	4
me	4
na	2
ne	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aal	3
ala	3
ale	3
alt	3
ama	5
ana	3
ane	3
ant	3
are	3
arm	5
art	3
ate	3
ear	3
eat	3
elm	5
era	3
ern	3
eta	3
lam	5
lar	3
lat	3
lea	3
let	3
mae	5
man	5
mar	5
mat	5
mel	5
men	5
met	5
nae	3
nam	5
net	3
ram	5
ran	3
rat	3
rem	5
ret	3
tae	3
tam	5
tan	3
tar	3
tea	3
tel	3
ten	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alae	4
alan	4
alar	4
alma	6
alme	6
amen	6
anal	4
anta	4
ante	4
area	4
atma	6
earl	4
earn	4
elan	4
etna	4
lama	6
lame	6
lane	4
larn	4
late	4
lean	4
lear	4
lent	4
maar	6
male	6
malt	6
mana	6
mane	6
mara	6
mare	6
marl	6
mart	6
mate	6
meal	6
mean	6
meat	6
melt	6
merl	6
meta	6
nala	4
name	6
near	4
neat	4
nema	6
rale	4
rant	4
rate	4
real	4
ream	6
rent	4
tael	4
tala	4
tale	4
tame	6
tare	4
tarn	4
teal	4
team	6
tear	4
tela	4
term	6
tern	4
tram	6
trem	6
nare	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alane	5
alant	5
alarm	7
alate	5
alert	5
altar	5
alter	5
ament	7
anear	5
antae	5
antra	5
antre	5
arame	7
areal	5
arena	5
armet	7
artal	5
artel	5
atman	7
lamer	7
larnt	5
laten	5
later	5
leant	5
learn	5
leman	7
malar	7
manat	7
manta	7
mater	7
meant	7
menta	7
metal	7
namer	7
natal	5
ramal	7
ramen	7
ramet	7
ratal	5
ratan	5
ratel	5
realm	7
reata	5
reman	7
renal	5
talar	5
taler	5
tamal	7
tamer	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
almner	8
amenta	8
antler	6
antral	6
armlet	8
lament	8
lanate	6
learnt	6
malate	8
mantel	8
mantle	8
mantra	8
marten	8
meatal	8
mental	8
ramate	8
rental	6
tamale	8
tarnal	6
tramel	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ramenta	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
maternal	10