DATE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DATE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DATE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about DATE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 DATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A particular day of the month or year, usually given as a number.
Besides marking a day on the calendar, date also names a romantic social meeting, as when two people go on a date, and, quite separately, the sweet fruit of the date palm tree. All three senses share the same spelling but developed from different origins.
How DATE is used
Common in everyday writing for calendar days, social meetings, and the fruit.
- Please write the date at the top of the form.
- They set a date for the wedding in June.
- The letter had no date, so no one knew when it was sent.
- Her birthday date falls on a public holiday this year.
- The historian confirmed the exact date of the battle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DATE
The 4 tiles of DATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DATE
15 longer words begin with DATE.
Words ending in DATE
Showing 24 of 85 words that end in DATE. Useful as a back hook: play DATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DATE inside
Showing 24 of 134 words that contain DATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DATE
Common questions about DATE
- Is DATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DATE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DATE worth?
- DATE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DATE mean?
- A particular day of the month or year, usually given as a number.
- What letters can be added to DATE?
- DATE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DATE:
Open DATE in the Word Finder