Definitions for hamate

hamate ha·mate

Spelling: [hey-meyt]
IPA: /ˈheɪ meɪt/

Hamate is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in hamate (aaehmt).

Definitions for hamate

adjective

  1. hook-shaped.
  2. having a hooklike process.

Origin of hamate

1735-45; Latin hāmātus hooked, equivalent to hām(us) hook + -ātus -ate1

Examples for hamate

Spores of Bacidia umbrina to illustrate the several-celled, hyaline, hamate or spirally twisted type.

hamate, or Hamose, hooked; the end of a slender body bent round.

Word Value for hamate
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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