01 Word definition

plate

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is PLATE a word?

Yes. PLATE is a 5-letter noun. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PLATE?

P-L-A-T-E

PLATE contains 5 letters, begins with P, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

    “he ruled that the runner failed to touch home”

2noun

  1. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

Synonyms
home platehome basehome
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score7points
Words With Friends9points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PLATE spelled?

P1L2A3T4E5
Starts withPLAFirst 3 letters
Ends withATELast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About PLATE.

How do you spell PLATE?

PLATE is spelled P-L-A-T-E. It contains 5 letters.