plate
Plate can refer to a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic, a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper), or the quantity contained in a plate. As a verb, plate can mean to coat with a layer of metal.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
PL
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PLATE” Mean?
plate has 16 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
15 senses(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
“he ruled that the runner failed to touch home”
Synonyms
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
the quantity contained in a plate
Synonyms
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
Show 9 more noun definitions
the thin under portion of the forequarter
a main course served on a plate
“a vegetable plate”
“the blue plate special”
any flat platelike body structure or part
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Synonyms
Verb
1 sensecoat with a layer of metal
“plate spoons with silver”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
P, L, 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
Strategy notes for using plate in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PLATE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PLATE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PLATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PLATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PL, LA, AT, TE
Trigrams
PLA, LAT, ATE
Crossword Intelligence
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