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Gates

Q: What does gates mean?

As a noun, gates means “United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)”.

g ₂a ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Very common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does gates mean?

noun

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
Synonymsbill gateswilliam henry gates

Is GATES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is GATES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

g ₂a ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

7 pts

g ₃a ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

7 pts

g ₃a ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

g ₄a ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in GATES

Anagrams 3

geats getas stage

Best shorter words top 30 of 55

ages 5 gaes 5 gast 5 gate 5 gats 5 geat 5 gest 5 geta 5 gets 5 sage 5 stag 5 tags 5 tegs 5 age 4 ags 4 ates 4 east 4 eats 4 etas 4 gae 4 gas 4 gat 4 get 4 sag 4 sate 4 seat 4 seg 4 seta 4 taes 4 tag 4

See all 55 words made from GATES

Hooks for GATES

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

Front hooks

agates

Back hooks

None

Words that end like GATES

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

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All words ending in -ATES

Gates: quick answers

Is GATES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GATES 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 GATES worth?

GATES 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 gates mean?

As a noun, gates means “United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)”.

What words can you make with the letters in GATES?

You can make 55 shorter words from GATES, such as AGES, GAES, GAST, GATE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of GATES?

GATES rearranges into GEATS, GETAS, STAGE.