01 Word definition

tamales

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is TAMALES a word?

Yes. TAMALES is a 7-letter noun. TAMALES is a plural or present-tense form of TAMAL: dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TAMALES?

T-A-M-A-L-E-S

TAMALES contains 7 letters, begins with T, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

TAMALES is a plural or present-tense form of TAMAL.

1noun

  1. TAMALES is a plural or present-tense form of TAMAL: dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends11points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TAMALES spelled?

T1A2M3A4L5E6S7
Starts withTAMFirst 3 letters
Ends withLESLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats A
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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About TAMALES.

How do you spell TAMALES?

TAMALES is spelled T-A-M-A-L-E-S. It contains 7 letters.