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Pirates

p 3i 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of pirate

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

What does pirates mean?

noun

  1. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

    Synonymsplagiaristplagiarizerplagiariserliterary pirate

  2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

    Synonymsbuccaneersea robbersea rover

  3. a ship that is manned by pirates

    Synonymspirate ship

verb

  1. copy illegally; of published material

  2. take arbitrarily or by force

    “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”

    Synonymscommandeerhijackhighjack

Definitions shown for pirate, the base form of pirates.

Is PIRATES 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 PIRATES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
p 3i 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
p 4i 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
p 4i 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
p 3i 1r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PIRATES

Anagrams 7

pairestpartiespastierpiasterpiastrepratiestraipse

Words that end like PIRATES

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.

relatesupdatestranslatesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatescollatesmigratestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesdilatesestatesgyratesinmatesmutatesnegatespalatesrebatessedatessenatesvacatesabates
All words ending in -ATES

Pirates: quick answers

Is PIRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PIRATES 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 PIRATES worth?
PIRATES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pirates mean?
pirates is the plural and third-person singular form of pirate, which means “someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PIRATES?
You can make 351 shorter words from PIRATES, such as ASPIRE, ESPRIT, PAIRES, PARIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PIRATES?
PIRATES rearranges into PAIREST, PARTIES, PASTIER, PIASTER, PIASTRE, PRATIES, TRAIPSE.