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Tailgates

t 1a 1i 1l 1g 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tailgate

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

What does tailgates mean?

noun

  1. a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

    Synonymstailboard

verb

  1. follow at a dangerously close distance

    “it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle”

Definitions shown for tailgate, the base form of tailgates.

Is TAILGATES 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 TAILGATES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 1g 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 2g 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 1g 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 2g 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in TAILGATES

Words that end like TAILGATES

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.

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All words ending in -ATES

Tailgates: quick answers

Is TAILGATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TAILGATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TAILGATES worth?
TAILGATES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tailgates mean?
tailgates is the plural and third-person singular form of tailgate, which means “a gate at the rear of a vehicle”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TAILGATES?
You can make 345 shorter words from TAILGATES, such as AGITATES, SAGITTAL, TAILGATE, AGATISE. See the full list.