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Lated

Q: What does lated mean?

lated is related to late , which means “being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

l ₁a ₁t ₁e ₁d ₂

About 2 syllables

adjective · adverb · 5 letters · Uncommon · form of late

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

What does lated mean?

adjective

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
“late evening”
after the expected or usual time; delayed
“a belated birthday card”
Synonymsbelated tardy
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
“a late development”
Synonymsrecent
having died recently
“her late husband”
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
“Late Greek”
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
“the late phase of feudalism”
Synonymslater

adverb

later than usual or than expected
“the train arrived late”
Synonymsbelatedly tardily
to an advanced time
“deep into the night”
Synonymsdeep
at an advanced age or stage
“she married late”
in the recent past
“he was in Paris recently”
Synonymsrecently latelyof latelatterly

Definitions shown for late, the base form of lated.

Is LATED 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 LATED worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

l ₁a ₁t ₁e ₁d ₂

Words With Friends

7 pts

l ₂a ₁t ₁e ₁d ₂

Wordfeud

6 pts

l ₁a ₁t ₁e ₁d ₂

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

l ₂a ₁t ₁e ₁d ₂

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

Words from the letters in LATED

Anagrams 2

dealt delta

Best shorter words top 30 of 49

dale 5 dalt 5 date 5 deal 5 delt 5 lade 5 lead 5 taed 5 tead 5 teld 5 dae 4 dal 4 del 4 eld 4 lad 4 late 4 leat 4 led 4 tad 4 tael 4 tale 4 teal 4 ted 4 tela 4 ad 3 ale 3 alt 3 ate 3 da 3 de 3

See all 49 words made from LATED

Hooks for LATED

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

Front hooks

alated elated plated slated

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LATED

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

dated stated hated rated fated gated mated crated grated skated updated operated dedicated generated irritated complicated sophisticated debated donated located rotated educated migrated outdated

All words ending in -ATED

Lated: quick answers

Is LATED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. LATED 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 LATED worth?

LATED scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does lated mean?

lated is related to late, which means “being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in LATED?

You can make 49 shorter words from LATED, such as DALE, DALT, DATE, DEAL. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of LATED?

LATED rearranges into DEALT, DELTA.