rate
Rate can refer to a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit, the relative speed of progress or change, or amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis. As a verb, rate can mean to be worthy of or have a certain rating, assign a rank or rating to, or estimate the value of.
Length
4
Scrabble
4
WWF
4
Starts
RA
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “RATE” Mean?
rate has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
“they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour”
“the rate of change was faster than expected”
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
“a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5”
the relative speed of progress or change
“he lived at a fast pace”
“he works at a great rate”
“the pace of events accelerated”
Synonyms
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
“the literacy rate”
“the retention rate”
“the dropout rate”
Verb
3 sensesbe worthy of or have a certain rating
“This bond rates highly”
estimate the value of
“How would you rate his chances to become President?”
“Gold was rated highly among the Romans”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Length
4 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
R, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATE has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆RATE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
R
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RA, AT, TE
Trigrams
RAT, ATE
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