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Gater

g 2a 1t 1e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Uncommon · form of gate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does gater mean?

noun

  1. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

  2. a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

    Synonymslogic gate

  3. total admission receipts at a sports event

  4. passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

verb

  1. supply with a gate

    “The house was gated”

  2. control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate

  3. restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

Definitions shown for gate, the base form of gater.

Is GATER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is GATER worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
g 2a 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
g 3a 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
g 3a 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
g 4a 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GATER

Anagrams 5

grategreatretagtargeterga

Hooks for GATER

Add one letter to the front or back of GATER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

gaters

Words that end like GATER

Common words that share the ending -ATER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

laterwatercatercratergraterskaterstatersedaterprivaterrainwaterbreakwaterfreshwaterunderwater
All words ending in -ATER

Gater: quick answers

Is GATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GATER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GATER worth?
GATER scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gater mean?
gater is related to gate, which means “a movable barrier in a fence or wall”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GATER?
You can make 47 shorter words from GATER, such as AGER, AREG, GARE, GART. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of GATER?
GATER rearranges into GRATE, GREAT, RETAG, TARGE, TERGA.