date
Date can refer to the specified day of the month, a meeting arranged in advance, or a participant in a date. As a verb, date can mean to go on a date with, assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of, or date regularly; have a steady relationship with.
Length
4
Scrabble
5
WWF
5
Starts
DA
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DATE” Mean?
date has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
7 sensesthe specified day of the month
“what is the date today?”
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
Synonyms
the present
“they are up to date”
“we haven't heard from them to date”
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
“he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class”
a particular day specified as the time something happens
“the date of the election is set by law”
“we hope to get together at an early date”
“Mother's Day is always on the same date”
Show 1 more noun definition
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
Verb
5 sensesgo on a date with
“Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart”
stamp with a date
“The package is dated November 24”
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
“Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings”
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
“Did you know that she is seeing an older man?”
“He is dating his former wife again!”
“Sam cannot date Sue”
“Sam and Sue date”
Synonyms
provide with a dateline; mark with a date
“She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated”
Synonyms for DATE
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the specified day of the month
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
D, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DATE has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DA, AT, TE
Trigrams
DAT, ATE
Crossword Intelligence
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