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States

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

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of state

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

What does states mean?

noun

  1. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

    “his state is in the deep south”

    Synonymsprovince

  2. the way something is with respect to its main attributes

    “the current state of knowledge”

  3. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

    “the state has lowered its income tax”

  4. a politically organized body of people under a single government

    “the state has elected a new president”

    Synonymsnationcountrylandcommonwealthres publica

  5. (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

    “the solid state of water is called ice”

    Synonymsstate of matter

  6. a state of depression or agitation

    “he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him”

verb

  1. express in words

    “He said that he wanted to marry her”

    Synonymssaytell

  2. put before

    “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

    Synonymssubmitput forwardposit

  3. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

    “Can you express this distance in kilometers?”

    Synonymsexpress

Definitions shown for state, the base form of states.

Is STATES 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 STATES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

6 pts
s 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 STATES

Anagrams 2

tassettastes

Hooks for STATES

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

Front hooks

estates

Back hooks

None

Words that end like STATES

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.

datesratesplatesgateshatescratesgratesskatesslatesfatesmatespatesrelatesupdatesisolatesoperatesdedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatestranslatescomplicatessophisticatesdebates
All words ending in -ATES

States: quick answers

Is STATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STATES 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 STATES worth?
STATES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does states mean?
states is the plural and third-person singular form of state, which means “the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STATES?
You can make 64 shorter words from STATES, such as ASSET, EASTS, ETATS, SATES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STATES?
STATES rearranges into TASSET, TASTES.