With LATE
5 words · highest scoring is latex at 12 points
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About 5 Letter Words With LATE
There are 5 five letter words containing LATE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is latex at 12 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 5 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ELATE, LATER, PLATE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With LATE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With LATE
- latex12
- plate7
- elate5
- later5
- slate5
Common 5 Letter Words With LATE
- elate5
- later5
- latex12
- plate7
- slate5
5 Letter Words With LATE Defined
- elateVerb · 5 points
- make (someone) ecstatically happy
- latexNoun · 12 points
- a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, which exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber
- plateNoun · 7 points
- a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served
- slateNoun · 5 points
- a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates
5 Letter Words With LATE: Questions
How many five letter words containing LATE are there?
There are 5 five letter words containing LATE in our dictionary, and 5 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing LATE?
LATEX is the highest scoring option at 12 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing LATE?
ELATE, LATER, PLATE are among the most familiar five letter words containing LATE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing LATE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.