What does LATE mean?

Pronunciation
/leɪt/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
4
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time“late evening”
  2. after the expected or usual time; delayed“a belated birthday card”
  3. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time“a late development”
  4. having died recently“her late husband”
  5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages“Late Greek”
  6. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development“the late phase of feudalism”
  7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past“the former president”

adverb

  1. later than usual or than expected“the train arrived late”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of LATE

tale4 teal4tela4tael4

Words inside LATE

18 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ale3 alt3ate3eat3 eta3lat3lea3let3 tae3tea3 tel3ae2al2at2 el2 et2la2 ta2

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Anagrams of LATE

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Questions

Is LATE a valid word in word games?

LATE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is LATE worth?

LATE is worth 4 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LATE?

18 other words, including AT, LET, AL and EAT.