320 Words Ending in LATE
The ending LATE appears in 320 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 84 entries. Average word length: 9.4 letters.
Silent E at the end of a word is one of English spelling's most famous quirks. It changes vowel sounds (mat vs. mate) and softens consonants (rag vs. rage).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in LATE: DEPHOSPHORYLATE (29 pts), DECARBOXYLATE (28 pts), HYDROXYLATE (28 pts), PHYTOFLAGELLATE (27 pts), PHOSPHORYLATE (26 pts). The shortest is LATE (4 letters) and the longest is DEPHOSPHORYLATE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with DUG.
Notable words: LATE — coming after the expected time [adj] "running late".; ALATE — having wings/ a winged insect [adj, n].; ABLATE — to remove or decrease by ablation [v].; ACYLATE — to introduce acyl into [v]. Browse words ending in BALL for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in LATE?
DEPHOSPHORYLATE scores 29 points. Runner-up: DECARBOXYLATE at 28 points. See words starting with WIN for more high-value options.
How many words end in LATE?
Our dictionary has 320 words that end in LATE. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (84).
What is the shortest word that ends in LATE?
LATE at just 4 letters. It means: coming after the expected time [adj] "running late".
Four-Letter Words (1)
LATE
Five-Letter Words (5)
ALATEBLATEELATEPLATESLATE
Six-Letter Words (11)
ABLATEDELATEDILATEFOLATEGELATEMALATEOBLATEPALATERELATESOLATEVELATE
Seven-Letter Words (26)
ACYLATEADULATEBULLATECHELATECHOLATECOLLATEDEALATEDEFLATEEMULATEEPILATEFELLATEGALLATEINFLATEISOLATEOVULATEOXALATEPRELATEPROLATEREFLATEREPLATERESLATESTYLATESUBLATEULULATEVALLATEVIOLATE
Eight-Letter Words (59)
ACRYLATEALKYLATEAMBULATEANGULATEANNULATEAPHOLATEAREOLATEARILLATEBEDPLATEBUTYLATECANULATECONFLATECOPULATECORELATECUMULATECUPULATEDEPILATEDESOLATEENDPLATEESCALATEETHYLATEETIOLATEFABULATEHAMULATEIMMOLATEINSOLATEINSULATEJACULATEJUBILATEJUGULATELIGULATELOBULATELOCULATELUNULATEMACULATEMODULATEMUTILATEOCELLATEOPPILATEOSCULATEOVERLATEPECULATEPOPULATEREGELATEREGULATEROSULATESIBILATESIMULATESTELLATESUBULATESUFFLATETABULATETEMPLATETINPLATETOEPLATETUBULATEUNDULATEUNGULATEUSTULATE
Nine-Letter Words (84)
ACETYLATEACICULATEACIDULATEALVEOLATEAPICULATEAPPELLATEBASEPLATEBITEPLATEBOOKPLATECALCULATECANNULATECAPSULATECHOCOLATECILIOLATECINGULATECIRCULATECOAGULATECONSULATECOROLLATECORRELATECRENELATECRENULATECUCULLATEDECOLLATEDOORPLATEDRAWPLATEEJACULATEFACEPLATEFAVEOLATEFISHPLATEFISTULATEFOLIOLATEFORMULATEFOVEOLATEGRANULATEGRATULATEHEELPLATEINOCULATEINVIOLATELABELLATELAMELLATELEGISLATELINEOLATELINGULATEMETHYLATEMISRELATENAMEPLATEOSCILLATEPAPILLATEPATELLATEPERCOLATEPETIOLATEPHENOLATEPHTHALATEPINNULATEPLANULATEPOSTULATEPULLULATEPUSTULATEREINFLATEREVIOLATESACCULATESCOPULATESERRULATESOLEPLATESPATULATESPECULATESPICULATESPORULATESTIMULATESTIPULATETANTALATETESSELATETITILLATETRANSLATETRIBULATEUMBELLATEURCEOLATEVACILLATEVACUOLATEVARIOLATEVENTILATEVEXILLATEVIRGULATE
Ten-Letter Words (44)
ACCUMULATEANNIHILATEAPOSTOLATEARTICULATEASSIMILATEAURICULATECANTILLATECAPITULATECARPELLATEDEMODULATEDEPOPULATEDEREGULATEDISTILLATEEMASCULATEFIBRILLATEFLABELLATEFLAGELLATEFLOCCULATEGASTRULATEGENICULATEIMMACULATEINOSCULATEINSUFFLATEINTRAPLATEINVIGILATELANCEOLATEMANIPULATEOBNUBILATEOPERCULATEORBICULATEPANICULATEPEDICULATEPISTILLATEREESCALATEREPOPULATEREREGULATERETICULATESALICYLATESCUTELLATESPATHULATESTRIDULATETERNEPLATETESSELLATEVESICULATE
Eleven-Letter Words (43)
BOILERPLATEBREASTPLATECAMPANULATECARBOXYLATECARDINALATECONFABULATECONSTELLATECONTEMPLATECOPPERPLATEDENTICULATEDISSIMILATEDISSIMULATEENCAPSULATEEXPOSTULATEEXTRAPOLATEFASCICULATEGESTICULATEGLYCOSYLATEHYDROXYLATEINTERCALATEINTERPOLATEINTERRELATEMANDIBULATEMATRICULATEOUTPOPULATEOVERINFLATEPARTICULATEPEDICELLATEPEDUNCULATEPENICILLATEPERAMBULATERECALCULATERECIRCULATEREFORMULATEREINOCULATERESTIMULATERETRANSLATESCINTILLATESTRANGULATETRABECULATETRIANGULATETUBERCULATEVERMICULATE
Twelve-Letter Words (24)
ANTHRANILATEBIFLAGELLATECONGRATULATEDEFIBRILLATEDISCONSOLATEELECTROPLATEINARTICULATEINOPERCULATEINTERPELLATEMETHACRYLATEMISCALCULATEMISTRANSLATEOBLANCEOLATEOVERPOPULATEOVERREGULATEPREFORMULATEPROCONSULATEREARTICULATERECAPITULATESOMNAMBULATESUPEROVULATETRIFOLIOLATEUNIFOLIOLATEVERTICILLATE
Thirteen-Letter Words (11)
CIRCUMVALLATECYANOACRYLATECYANOETHYLATEDECARBOXYLATEDISARTICULATEMISARTICULATEOUTMANIPULATEOVERSPECULATEOVERSTIMULATEPHOSPHORYLATETEREPHTHALATE
Fourteen-Letter Words (10)
CIRCUMAMBULATEDINOFLAGELLATEDISCOMBOBULATEHEMOFLAGELLATEHYPERSTIMULATEHYPERVENTILATEINTERCORRELATEOVERARTICULATESUPERSTIMULATETHERMOREGULATE
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
DEPHOSPHORYLATEPHYTOFLAGELLATE