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Gestates

g 2e 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of gestate

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

What does gestates mean?

verb

  1. have the idea for

    “He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”

    Synonymsconceiveconceptualizeconceptualise

  2. be pregnant with

    “She is bearing his child”

    Synonymshave a bun in the ovenbearcarryexpect

Definitions shown for gestate, the base form of gestates.

Is GESTATES a valid word?

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

How many points is GESTATES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
g 2e 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3e 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
g 3e 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
g 4e 1s 1t 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in GESTATES

Words that end like GESTATES

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.

relatesupdatestranslatescollatesmigratesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesclimatescrematesdeflatesdictatesfrigatesinflatesmagnatesmandatesnarratesnitratesplacatesprimates
All words ending in -ATES

Gestates: quick answers

Is GESTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GESTATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GESTATES worth?
GESTATES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gestates mean?
gestates is the third-person singular form of gestate, which means “have the idea for”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GESTATES?
You can make 142 shorter words from GESTATES, such as GESTATE, TAGETES, EGESTA, EGESTS. See the full list.