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Prates

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

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of prate

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

What does prates mean?

noun

  1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

    Synonymsprattleidle talkbletherchin music

verb

  1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

    Synonymschatterpifflepalavertwaddleclack

Definitions shown for prate, the base form of prates.

Is PRATES 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 PRATES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
p 3r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
p 4r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
p 4r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
p 3r 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PRATES

Anagrams 7

pasterpaterspearstpetarsrepasttaperstrapes

Hooks for PRATES

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

Front hooks

uprates

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PRATES

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.

statesdatesratesplatesgateshatescratesgratesskatesslatesfatesmatespatesrelatesupdatesisolatesoperatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatestranslatescomplicatessophisticates
All words ending in -ATES

Prates: quick answers

Is PRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRATES worth?
PRATES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prates mean?
prates is the plural and third-person singular form of prate, which means “idle or foolish and irrelevant talk”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRATES?
You can make 176 shorter words from PRATES, such as APERS, APERT, APRES, APTER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PRATES?
PRATES rearranges into PASTER, PATERS, PEARST, PETARS, REPAST, TAPERS, TRAPES.