How many words end in ATE?

This page lists 1614 words ending in ATE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -ATE words useful?

Words ending in ATE are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With ATE

All 1614 words in our dictionary that end in ATE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

1614 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

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Hooking with -ATE words

Endings like -ATE let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 1614 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 9 letters with 331 words. Five-letter picks number 19 and seven-letter picks 194. Nothing here outscores HYDROLYZATE — 30 points from 11 tiles on plain squares.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are HYDROLYZATE (30), DEPHOSPHORYLATE (29), METHYLPHENIDATE (29), DECARBOXYLATE (28), EXCOMMUNICATE (28). The longest entry is ALUMINOSILICATE at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 13 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep E (1614 appearances), T (1614) and A (1614) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

LATE is easy to keep in memory: 4 letters, 4 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, RATE (4 letters, 4 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
SATE earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: TATE (4), ALATE (5), ELATE (5), ENATE (5), IRATE (5).

Back-hooking with -ATE

Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -ATE can often be built backwards from a tile already on the board, so you pay for fewer letters than you score. Scan the high scorers above, then look for a spot where the final -ATE lands on a premium square — the multiplier applies to your whole word, not just the hook.

More endings

Narrow it down

Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.