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skate

noun · verb

Skate commonly means to move along on skates. As a noun, skate can refer to sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs or large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

9

Starts

SK

Ends

ATE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SKATE” Mean?

skate has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

2

large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

Verb

1 sense
1

move along on skates

The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter

They skate the river

They skate down the river

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

Length

5 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

E

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

S, K, A, T, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

s
k
a
t
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for skate.

SKATE is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with S and ends with E.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using skate in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

SKATE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

SKATE 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

★★★★☆

SKATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SKATE 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

K

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CCVCV

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

SK, KA, AT, TE

Trigrams

SKA, KAT, ATE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for skate.

SKATE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with S and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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