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Is pate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pate is a Scrabble US word. The word pate is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

P3A1T1E1

Is pate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pate is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

P3A1T1E1

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Yes. The word pate is a Words With Friends word. The word pate is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (4 found)

PATE,PEAT,TAPE,TEPA,

3-letter words (11 found)

APE,APT,ATE,EAT,ETA,PAT,PEA,PET,TAE,TAP,TEA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AT,EA,ET,PA,PE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 24 words from pate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pate

pate

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɪt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Noun

pate (plural pates)

  1. (somewhat archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
  2. (archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
  • capital

Etymology 2

Attested since circa 1700, from French pâté, from Old French paste, pastée. Doublet of pâté and patty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæt.eɪ/, /pæˈteɪ/
  • Rhymes: -æteɪ, -eɪ

Noun

pate (plural pates)

  1. Alternative spelling of pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
  2. The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
Related terms
  • pasta
  • paste
  • patty

Anagrams

  • PETA, Paet, Peat, Peta, epta-, peat, peta-, tape, tepa

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpatɛ]

Noun

pate

  1. vocative singular of pat

Danish

Alternative forms

  • paté

Etymology

From French pâté.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pate/, [pʰaˈtˢe]
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

pate c (singular definite pateen, plural indefinite pateer)

  1. pâté

Inflection

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: pà‧te

Noun

pate m (plural pati)

  1. (obsolete) father
    Synonym: padre

Further reading

  • pate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • epta-

Japanese

Romanization

pate

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パテ

Latin

Verb

patē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of pateō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pate m (definite singular pateen, indefinite plural pateer, definite plural pateene)

  1. alternative spelling of paté

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pate m (definite singular pateen, indefinite plural patear, definite plural pateane)

  1. alternative spelling of paté

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

pate

  1. singular optative active of patati (“to fall”)

Romanian

Noun

pate n (plural pateuri)

  1. alternative form of pateu

Declension

Swahili

Verb

-pate

  1. subjunctive stem of -pata

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pat/

Noun

pate f (plural pates)

  1. paw, leg

Source: wiktionary.org