What does PLATE mean?

Pronunciation
/pleɪt/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score“he ruled that the runner failed to touch home”
  2. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  3. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
  4. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
  5. the quantity contained in a plate
  6. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  7. the thin under portion of the forequarter
  8. a main course served on a plate“a vegetable plate”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

plated9plates8

Anagrams of PLATE

leapt7petal7pleat7palet7lepta7tepal7

Words inside PLATE

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

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Questions

Is PLATE a valid word in word games?

PLATE 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 PLATE worth?

PLATE is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PLATE?

45 other words, including AT, LET, LATE and AL.