Definition of predates

"predates" in the verb sense

1. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

be earlier in time go back further

"Stone tools precede bronze tools"

2. precede, predate

come before

"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

3. raven, prey, predate

prey on or hunt for

"These mammals predate certain eggs"

4. predate, antedate, foredate

establish something as being earlier relative to something else

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predates in Scrabble®

The word predates is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters predates:

PREDATES
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

adepter, dearest, departs, petards, predate, reasted, redates, redtape, repaste, repeats, respade, retaped, retapes, sedater, speared, tapered, tasered

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word predates

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In predates

PREDATES
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PREDATES
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PREDATES
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predates in Words With Friends™

The word predates is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters predates:

RETAPED
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DEPARTS
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ADEPTER
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RESPADE
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

adepter, dearest, departs, petards, predate, reasted, redates, redtape, repaste, repeats, respade, retaped, retapes, sedater, speared, tapered, tasered

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word predates

PREDATES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In predates

RETAPED
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RESPADE
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PREDATES
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Words within the letters of predates

2 letter words in predates (8 words)

8 letter words in predates (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence predates

Words that start with predates (1 word)

Words with predates in them (1 word)

Words that end with predates (2 words)

Word Growth involving predates

Shorter words in predates

at ate date redate predate

re red redate predate

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at ate date redate redates

re red redate redates

Longer words containing predates

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