Unscramble PATES: 61 words from the letters P A T E S

PATES is a five-letter word, and its letters hide 61 others. This page lists them all, grouped by length so you can see at a glance whether a long play is available or whether a shorter word is the best you can do. Scores use classic tile values. If your actual rack is slightly different, edit the letters in the search box and the tool will recompute the list on the spot.

How to use this page

Start at the top for the longest and highest-scoring words, work down for shorter plays, and use the search box to test variations with a blank or a different letter.

Tips

If your real rack has a blank, add a question mark to the letters in the search box and the tool will show which words the blank unlocks, with the substituted letter underlined. A blank is worth far more than any single tile, so aim it at a long word or a premium square rather than a quick two-letter play. When two words need the blank for different letters, prefer the one where the blank replaces a low-value letter, since the blank itself scores nothing.

Questions

How many words can you make from PATES?

61 words, using our dictionary. 6 of them use every letter and the rest are shorter words formed from some of the tiles. Every one of them is listed on this page.

What is the highest-scoring word from the letters of PATES?

PASTE, at 7 points with classic tile values. That ignores board multipliers, so check where each candidate would land before choosing.