Is RELATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELATES mean?
Relates is a form of RELATE.
- verb
make a logical or causal connection
“I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”
- verb
be relevant to
“There were lots of questions referring to her talk”
- verb
give an account of
“The witness related the events”
- verb
be in a relationship with
“How are these two observations related?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 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 RELATES
Single letters that turn RELATES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of RELATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RELATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elaters7
- realest7
- reslate7
- stealer7
- alerts6
- alters6
- aretes6
- artels6
- easter6
- eaters6
- elater6
- elates6
- estral6
- larees6
- laster6
- leaser6
- ratels6
- reales6
- relate6
- relets6
- resale6
- reseal6
- reseat6
- salter6
- sealer6
- seater6
- slater6
- staler6
- stelae6
- stelar6
- streel6
- talers6
- teasel6
- teaser6
- alert5
- alter5
- arete5
- arles5
- artel5
- aster5
- earls5
- easel5
- easer5
- eater5
- elate5
- erase5
- ester5
- laree5
- lares5
- laser5
- later5
- lears5
- lease5
- least5
- leers5
- leets5
- rales5
- ratel5
- rates5
- reals5
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