CRATES Meaning, Scrabble Score and Anagrams

What CRATES Means

CRATES is a form of CRATE, which means:

noun: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
noun: the quantity contained in a crate
verb: put into a crate; as for protection“crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CRATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of CRATES (8)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

CARETS CARTES CASTER CATERS CRESTA REACTS RECAST TRACES

Words Made From The Letters In CRATES

137 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (39)

ACERS ACRES ARETS ASTER CARES CARET CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CERTS CESTA CRATE CREST EARST ESCAR RACES RATES REACT REAST RECTA RESAT SCARE SCART SCEAT SCRAE SCRAT SERAC STARE STEAR STRAE TACES TARES TASER TEARS TERAS TRACE

4 letter words (50)

3 letter words (36)

ACE ACT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAR CAT EAR EAS EAT ERA ERS EST ETA RAS RAT REC RES RET SAC SAE SAR SAT SEA SEC SER SET TAE TAR TAS TEA TEC TES

2 letter words (12)

AE AR AS AT EA ER ES ET RE ST TA TE

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