Skate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Skate

Noun

A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
Ellipsis of ice skate.
Ellipsis of roller skate.
The act of skateboarding
"There's time for a quick skate before dinner."
The act of roller skating or ice skating
"The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen."

Verb

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
To use the skating technique.
To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
To move smoothly and easily.

Adjective

Pertaining to the technique of skating.

Noun

A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

Noun

A worn-out horse.
Alternative form of skite (“a mean or contemptible person”).

Anagrams of Skate

Exact Anagrams

4 words using all 5 letters:

stake steak takes teaks

Words You Can Make

37 words can be made from the letters in "skate":

5-LETTER WORDS

stake steak takes teaks

4-LETTER WORDS

ates east eats etas kaes kats keas sake sate seat seta skat take task teak+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ask ate eat eta kae kas kat kea sae sat sea set ska tae tas+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+dskated staked tasked

+rskater strake streak takers

+sskates stakes steaks

Related Word Patterns

SK...Words starting with "sk"...TEWords ending with "te"All 5-letter words Unscramble "skate"

Rhyming Words

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