Use ? for one letter, * for any
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Five letter words that contain ate (43)

Found 43 five letter words that contain ate. Search pattern: ?ate?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 7 pts

Highest: latex 12, matey 10, fated 9, hated 9, bated 8

Lowest: tates 5, tater 5, sates 5, rates 5, rater 5

About This Pattern

The search pattern ?ate? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, the letter A in the second position, the letter T in the third position, the letter E in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 3 out of 5 letters — only 2 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ?ate??

There are 43 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 43 matches out of 43 total.

What are some example words matching ?ate??

Some matching words include: bated, bates, cater, cates, dated.

How does the pattern ?ate? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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