TATE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TATE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TATE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,421.
What stands out about TATE
- 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 TATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A small tuft or portion of something such as hair or wool — a secondary Scots spelling of tait rather than a separate word.
A tate is a modest handful or lock of a soft material, so people speak of a tate of hair or a tate of wool pulled from a fleece. Where glossaries list tait as the main entry, tate turns up as its recorded variant, describing quantity roughly rather than exactly either way.
How TATE is used
Found mainly in Scots dialect speech and writing; not used in standard English.
- A tate of hair fell loose from under her cap.
- He pulled a tate of wool from the hedge where the sheep had brushed past.
- Only a tate of tobacco remained in the pouch.
- She twisted a tate of straw into a small knot.
- The old shepherd kept a tate of fleece as a keepsake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TATE
The 4 tiles of TATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TATE
3 longer words begin with TATE.
Words ending in TATE
Showing 24 of 187 words that end in TATE. Useful as a back hook: play TATE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TATE inside
Showing 24 of 343 words that contain TATE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TATE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TATE
Common questions about TATE
- Is TATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TATE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TATE worth?
- TATE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TATE mean?
- A small tuft or portion of something such as hair or wool — a secondary Scots spelling of tait rather than a separate word.
- What letters can be added to TATE?
- TATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TATE:
Open TATE in the Word Finder