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Is PATES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PATES is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
785

What does PATES mean?

PATES is a form of PAT.

  1. verbhit lightly
  2. nounliver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
  3. verbpat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Definitions from WordNet.

Has PATES been a Wordle answer?

No. PATES hadn't been a Wordle answer through #1965.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, PATES isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for PATES

Add a letter to make a new word: SPATES.

Anagrams of PATES

Words inside PATES

See all 55 words you can make from PATES

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PATES in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PATES a Scrabble word?

PATES is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PATES worth?

PATES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PATES mean?

Hit lightly.