CRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRATE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about CRATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large container, often made of wooden slats or molded plastic, used for transporting, storing, or shipping goods.
A crate protects fragile or bulky items during shipping by holding them firmly inside a rigid frame, and workers can stack several crates on top of each other to save space in a warehouse or truck. Wooden crates were once the standard method for shipping fruit, machinery, and countless other goods, though plastic crates have largely replaced them for many everyday uses such as carrying bottles or produce. Informally, crate can also describe an old, poorly performing vehicle or aircraft.
How CRATE is used
Common in everyday speech for shipping and storage containers, and occasionally used informally for an old vehicle.
- The movers loaded the fragile dishes into a wooden crate.
- A crate of oranges sat by the market stall.
- They stacked several empty crates against the warehouse wall.
- He pried open the crate with a crowbar.
- The old car was affectionately called a rattling crate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRATE
The 5 tiles of CRATE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with CRATE
15 longer words begin with CRATE.
Words ending in CRATE
12 words end in CRATE. Useful as a back hook: play CRATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CRATE inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain CRATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CRATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CRATE
Showing 40 of 42. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CRATE
- Is CRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRATE worth?
- CRATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRATE mean?
- A large container, often made of wooden slats or molded plastic, used for transporting, storing, or shipping goods.
- What letters can be added to CRATE?
- CRATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRATE:
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