What does PIRATE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈpaɪrət/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
  2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
  3. a ship that is manned by pirates

verb

  1. copy illegally; of published material
  2. take arbitrarily or by force“The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

pirated10pirates9pirating11

Anagrams of PIRATE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PIRATE

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

pair6 part6 rate4 tape6 tear4 trap6 trip6 air3 are3 art3 ate3ear3 eat3 era3 pat5 per5pet5 pit5 rep5 rip5 tap5 tea3 tie3 tip5 at2 er2et2it2pa4 re2

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Questions

Is PIRATE a valid word in word games?

PIRATE 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 PIRATE worth?

PIRATE is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PIRATE?

85 other words, including IT, ARE, AT and PART.