Is WATERGATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERGATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERGATES mean?
Watergates is a form of WATERGATE.
- noun
a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 WATERGATES
WATERGATES 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 WATERGATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waterages13
- watergate13
- waterage12
- wattages12
- seawater11
- teawares11
- wastage11
- wattage11
- seaware10
- swatter10
- sweater10
- teaware10
- wetters10
- sewage10
- swager10
- wagers10
- greatest9
- regattas9
- rawest9
- rewets9
- tawers9
- tweest9
- tweets9
- waster9
- waters9
- watter9
- wester9
- wetter9
- swage9
- wager9
- wages9
- stearate8
- ergates8
- gastrea8
- gestate8
- getters8
- regatta8
- restage8
- tagetes8
- targets8
- teargas8
- aware8
- ewers8
- resaw8
- resew8
- rewet8
- sawer8
- sewar8
- sewer8
- straw8
- strew8
- sware8
- swart8
- swear8
- sweat8
- sweer8
- sweet8
- tawer8
- tawse8
- trews8
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