Is GESTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GESTATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GESTATES mean?
Gestates is a form of GESTATE.
- verb
have the idea for
“He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”
- verb
be pregnant with
“She is bearing his child”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GESTATES
GESTATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GESTATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gestate8
- tagetes8
- estates7
- egesta7
- egests7
- geests7
- gestes7
- sagest7
- stages7
- estate6
- sestet6
- states6
- tasset6
- tastes6
- teases6
- testae6
- testes6
- tsetse6
- egest6
- gases6
- gasts6
- gates6
- geest6
- geste6
- gests6
- getas6
- sages6
- stage6
- stags6
- asset5
- eases5
- easts5
- sates5
- seats5
- setae5
- setts5
- state5
- stats5
- stets5
- tases5
- tasse5
- taste5
- tates5
- tease5
- teats5
- testa5
- tests5
- agee5
- ages5
- gaes5
- gast5
- gate5
- gats5
- gees5
- gest5
- geta5
- gets5
- sage5
- sags5
- segs5
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