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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

Is pate a Words With Friends word?

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.

All 4 letters words made out of pate

pate apte ptae tpae atpe tape paet apet peat epat aept eapt ptea tpea peta epta tepa etpa atep taep aetp eatp teap etap

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word pate. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in pate.

Definitions and meaning of pate

pate

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.

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

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pat/

Noun

pate f (plural pates)

  1. paw, leg

Source: wiktionary.org