PRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRATE 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 PRATE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRATE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRATE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 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 PRATE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 PRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To talk idly or foolishly at tedious length, especially about something trivial.
Someone who prates is not simply talking too much but talking without much point, filling the air with chatter that the listener would rather not hear. The word often carries a note of mild scorn, as if the speaker were showing off or wasting everyone's time with empty words rather than saying anything worth remembering. It survives mostly in slightly old-fashioned or literary writing, where a character might prate on about nothing while others grow impatient. Prate is closely related to prattle, both describing much the same kind of aimless, running talk, though prattle leans more toward the innocent chatter of children.
How PRATE is used
Somewhat old-fashioned and literary, usually implying mild disapproval of the speaker's endless or pointless talk.
- He would prate for hours about his own achievements if no one stopped him.
- She grew tired of listening to him prate on about the weather.
- The old man loved to prate about the good old days at the tavern.
- Nobody wanted to hear the councillor prate about rules everyone already knew.
- Rather than answer directly, he prated about unrelated matters for ten minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRATE
The 5 tiles of PRATE in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with PRATE
4 longer words begin with PRATE.
Words ending in PRATE
4 words end in PRATE. Useful as a back hook: play PRATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRATE inside
8 words contain PRATE in the middle. Words that start with PRATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRATE
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Common questions about PRATE
- Is PRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRATE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRATE worth?
- PRATE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRATE mean?
- To talk idly or foolishly at tedious length, especially about something trivial.
- What letters can be added to PRATE?
- PRATE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRATE:
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