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Gates

/ɡeɪts/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Gates

noun

  1. A doorlike structure outside a house.
  2. Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
  3. Movable barrier.

    "The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."

  4. A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
  5. The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.

    "Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out."

verb

  1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
  2. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
  3. To open a closed ion channel.
  4. To furnish with a gate.
  5. To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

noun

  1. A way, path.
  2. A journey.
  3. A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".
  4. Manner; gait.
Anagrams of Gates

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "gates":

getasstage

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "gates" and rearranging:

+aagates
+dgastedstaged
+eegesta
+iageist
+kgasket
+laglets
+mgamest
+nagents
+rgastergatersgratesgreatsretags
+ssageststages
Related Word Patterns
GA...Words starting with "ga"...ESWords ending with "es"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "gates"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
g2
a1
t1
e1
s1

Total: 6 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Gates
aardwolvesabacusesabalonesabamperesabasesabashesabatesabatisesabattisesabbaciesabbesabbesses
Related 5-Letter Words
gabbygablegaddigadidgadisgadjegadjogaffegaffsgagedgagergagesgailygainsgaits

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Gates"

Gates is a 5-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "gates" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Gates" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "gates" is a low-scoring word.