The word rates is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • rates n. Plural of rate.
  • rates n. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
  • rates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rate.

20 valid words from 3 definitions

BY FORM GOVERNMENT HONG INDICATIVE LEVIED LOCAL NEW OF ON PERSON PLURAL PRESENT PROPERTY RATE SIMPLE SINGULAR TAXES THIRD USUALLY

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

AUSTRALIA BRITAIN KONG ZEALAND

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AT ATE ATES ES RAT RATE TE TES

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AR ET ETA SET SETA TA TAR

12 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ARETS ASTER EARST REAST RESAT STARE STEAR STRAE TARES TASER TEARS TERAS

32 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BATES CATES DATES FATES GATES HATES MATES NATES PATES RACES RAGES RAJES RAKES RALES RAPES RARES RASES RATAS RATED RATEL RATER RATHS RATOS RATUS RAVES RAXES RAZES RITES ROTES SATES TATES YATES

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ATES RATE RATS

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

RATELS RATERS REATES ROATES

7 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

IRATEST CURATESHIP CURATESHIPS BUREAUCRATESE BUREAUCRATESES MAGISTRATESHIP MAGISTRATESHIPS

369 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CRATES GRATES ORATES PRATES URATES ADRATES AERATES AURATES BERATES BORATES CARATES CERATES CURATES DERATES GYRATES KARATES PIRATES UPRATES AGGRATES AMIRATES BITRATES CAPRATES CEDRATES CITRATES DISRATES EMIRATES EPURATES EVIRATES FERRATES FIBRATES HYDRATES INGRATES ITERATES LIBRATES MIGRATES MISRATES NARRATES NITRATES OPERATES OUTRATES PHORATES PICRATES PRORATES RECRATES REGRATES RETRATES SERRATES TITRATES UNCRATES VIBRATES + 319 words

137 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ASTARE REATAS SEARAT
+B BAREST BASTER BESTAR BREAST TABERS
+C CARETS CARTES CASTER CATERS CRATES CRESTA REACTS RECAST TRACES
+D DATERS DERATS STARED STEARD TRADES TREADS
+E ARETES EASTER EATERS REATES RESEAT SAETER SEATER STEARE TEASER
+F AFTERS FASTER SAFTER STRAFE
+G GASTER GATERS GRASTE GRATES GREATS RETAGS STAGER TARGES
+H EARTHS HATERS HEARTS
+I AIREST ARTIES ARTSIE SATIRE STRIAE TERAIS
+K SKATER STAKER STRAKE STREAK TAKERS TASKER
+L ALERTS ALTERS ARTELS ESTRAL LASTER RATELS SALTER SLATER STALER STELAR TALERS TARSEL
+M ARMETS MASTER MATERS MATRES RAMETS STREAM TAMERS TREMAS
+N ANTRES ASTERN STERNA TRANSE
+O OATERS ORATES OSETRA ROATES
+P PASTER PATERS PEARST PETARS PRATES REPAST TAPERS TRAPES TRAPSE
+R ARREST ARRETS RAREST RASTER RATERS STARER TARRES TERRAS
+S ASSERT ASTERS REASTS STARES STEARS STRAES TASERS
+T ARETTS ASTERT STATER TASTER TATERS TETRAS TREATS
+U URATES
+V AVERTS STARVE TAVERS TRAVES VASTER
+W RAWEST TAWERS WASTER WATERS
+X EXTRAS TAXERS
+Y ESTRAY REASTY SATYRE STAYER STAYRE YAREST
+Z ERSATZ

31 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A ERST REST RETS TRES
-E ARTS RAST RATS STAR TARS TSAR
-R ATES EAST EATS ETAS SATE SEAT SETA TAES TASE TEAS
-S ARET RATE TARE TEAR
-T ARES ARSE EARS ERAS RASE SEAR SERA

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 82.6 chance (1.21%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 231 chance (0.43%).

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Category without words

  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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