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Gate

/ɡeɪt/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts4 letters
Definition of Gate

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.
Anagrams of Gate

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "gate":

geta

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aagate
+bbegat
+dgated
+laglet
+nagent
+otogae
+rgatergrategreatretagtarge
+sgatesgetasstage
+utegua
Related Word Patterns
GA...Words starting with "ga"...TEWords ending with "te"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "gate"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
g2
a1
t1
e1

Total: 5 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "gate"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "G"
Rhymes With Gate
abateabbreviateabdicateablateablegateabnegateabominateabrogateabsoluteacaudateaccelerateaccentuate
Related 4-Letter Words
gabsgabygadigadsgaedgaengaesgaffgagagagegagsgaingaitgalagale

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 "Gate"

Gate is a 4-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "gate" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Gate" in Word Games

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