IRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. IRATE 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 IRATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRATE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IRATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,152.
What stands out about IRATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 IRATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely angry, especially over something felt to be unfair or wrong.
Someone described as irate is not just annoyed but visibly furious, often shouting, complaining loudly, or demanding an explanation. The word appears frequently in news reports about irate customers, irate residents or irate fans, usually people who feel they have been treated unfairly or ignored. Irate suggests a hot, immediate anger rather than a slow-burning resentment, and it usually passes once the underlying complaint is addressed. Newspapers favour irate over plain angry partly because it signals a public, often vocal, display of frustration.
How IRATE is used
Common in news and everyday writing, describing open, vocal anger rather than quiet resentment.
- An irate customer demanded a refund at the counter.
- Irate residents packed the town hall to protest the new road.
- The coach became irate after the referee's final call.
- She left an irate voicemail complaining about the delayed flight.
- Irate fans flooded the stadium with complaints about ticket prices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IRATE
The 5 tiles of IRATE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with IRATE
5 longer words begin with IRATE.
Words ending in IRATE
16 words end in IRATE. Useful as a back hook: play IRATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with IRATE inside
23 words contain IRATE in the middle. Words that start with IRATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IRATE
Showing 40 of 49. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about IRATE
- Is IRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRATE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRATE worth?
- IRATE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRATE mean?
- Extremely angry, especially over something felt to be unfair or wrong.
- What letters can be added to IRATE?
- IRATE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IRATE:
Open IRATE in the Word Finder