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Slates

s 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of slate

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

What does slates mean?

noun

  1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

  2. thin layers of rock used for roofing

    Synonymsslating

  3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

  4. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

    Synonymsticket

verb

  1. designate or schedule

    “He slated his talk for 9 AM”

  2. enter on a list or slate for an election

    “He was slated for borough president”

  3. cover with slate

    “slate the roof”

Definitions shown for slate, the base form of slates.

Is SLATES 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 SLATES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
s 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
s 1l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

6 pts
s 1l 1a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
s 1l 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SLATES

Anagrams 6

leastssaletsstalesstealstasselteslas

Words that end like SLATES

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.

statesdatesratesplatesgateshatescratesgratesskatesfatesmatespatesrelatesupdatesisolatesoperatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatescomplicatessophisticatesdebatesdonates
All words ending in -ATES

Slates: quick answers

Is SLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SLATES 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 SLATES worth?
SLATES 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 slates mean?
slates is the plural and third-person singular form of slate, which means “(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SLATES?
You can make 104 shorter words from SLATES, such as ASSET, EASTS, LASES, LASTS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SLATES?
SLATES rearranges into LEASTS, SALETS, STALES, STEALS, TASSEL, TESLAS.