Is SLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 6 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLATES mean?
Slates is a form of SLATE.
- verb
designate or schedule
“He slated his talk for 9 AM”
- noun
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- noun
thin layers of rock used for roofing
- noun
a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
6
Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 6 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 SLATES
SLATES 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.
Anagrams of SLATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leasts6
- stales6
- steals6
- tassel6
- teslas6
- asset5
- easts5
- lases5
- lasts5
- least5
- sales5
- salts5
- sates5
- seals5
- seats5
- setal5
- slate5
- slats5
- stale5
- steal5
- stela5
- taels5
- tales5
- tases5
- tasse5
- teals5
- tesla5
- ales4
- alts4
- ates4
- east4
- eats4
- ests4
- etas4
- lase4
- lass4
- last4
- late4
- lats4
- leas4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
- sale4
- sals4
- salt4
- sate4
- seal4
- seas4
- seat4
- sels4
- seta4
- sets4
- slat4
- tael4
- tale4
- tase4
- tass4
- teal4
- teas4
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