5 letters · scores 5
rates
Yes — rates is in the lexicon.
r1a1t1e1s1
5 points, before board bonuses.
What this page does not claim
It does not give you a definition. Plenty of sites in this category generate one automatically, and a generated definition for an obscure lexicon entry is frequently wrong. If you need the meaning, a dictionary is the right tool; this site answers "is it playable, and what is it worth".
Anagrams of rates
Words you can make from these letters
5-letter words 4
4-letter words 26
- ares4
- arse4
- arts4
- ates4
- ears4
- east4
- eats4
- eras4
- erst4
- etas4
- rase4
- rate4
- rats4
- rest4
- rets4
- sate4
- sear4
- seat4
- sera4
- seta4
- star4
- tare4
- tars4
- tear4
- teas4
- tsar4
3-letter words 22
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026