Matting

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A coarse woven covering made typically from straw or hemp, used as a floor or surface covering.

“The entrance hall was covered with rush matting that softened footsteps and absorbed mud from boots.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mat·ting

Related Words

Synonyms

mat

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains M, A, T, T, I, N, G with a double T and only six distinct letters across seven positions.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points and the double T is a common rack occurrence, making this easy to form and play.

Words Related to Matting

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “matting” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

batting catting fatting hatting malting marting masting

Words you can make from Matting

Shorter words formed from the letters in “matting”.

mating taming ating gaitt gamin giant maint mangi manit matin matti nitta taint tangi tanti tiang tinta titan agin agit aint amin amit anim

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