Unscramble gates

61 words come out when you unscramble GATES, starting with GATES itself: 6 in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends. 3 anagrams of GATES are on the page: GEATS, GETAS and STAGE, each 6 points. The best shorter words score 5: 13 of them, GETS, TAGS and AGES included. It has 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From gates

Words from GATES by length: 4 with 5 letters, 23 with 4, 24 with 3 and 10 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with gates

The 5-letter words made with GATES letters are 4: GATES itself and 3 anagrams, STAGE, GETAS and GEATS. Each scores 6 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with gates

23 4-letter words in GATES; 13 of them share the top score of 5. EAST, GETS and TAGS are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with gates

Among 24 3-letter words from GATES, the top score is 4, reached by 10. GET, SET and AGE are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with gates

AG tops the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble GATES at 3 points; next come AE and AS on 2. AT will look familiar.

GATES With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of GATES for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 5-letter words: starting with GA · ending in ES · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top GATES Plays

GATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

GATES 6 · 7
to supply with a movable barrier
GETAS 6 · 7
a Japanese wooden clog
STAGE 6 · 7
to produce for public view
AGES 5 · 6
to grow old
GAES 5 · 6
to go
GAST 5 · 6
to scare
GATE 5 · 6
to supply with a movable barrier
GATS 5 · 6
a pistol

GATES in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
GATES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 61)556149

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

6 of the 61 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GEATS, GEAT, TAES, EAS, EA and ST. 6 of the 61 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AGS, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE.

One Extra Tile and GATES Grows

These 12 words take every letter of GATES plus a single extra one.

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