Words ending in ATE

There are 1,614 words ending in ATE in our word list. 130 of them are common everyday words, such as STATE, CREATE, DATE and HATE. They range from 3 to 15 letters, and 9-letter words are the biggest group, with 331.

Words: 1,614
Common words: 130
Longest: INTERCOLLEGIATE; 15 letters
Top score: HYDROLYZATE; 30 points

-ATE often makes verbs meaning to cause or make, as in ACTIVATE, and adjectives, as in PASSIONATE.

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3-letter words (1)

4-letter words (12)

date
hate
late
rate
mate
fate
gate
tate
cate
bate
pate
sate

5-letter words (19)

state
plate
skate
slate
crate
grate
abate
agate
irate
ovate
spate
prate
urate
alate
elate
orate
quate
blate
enate

6-letter words (81)

create
debate
estate
senate
update
donate
relate
inmate
karate
locate
pirate
rotate
curate
equate
innate
ornate
palate
rebate
vacate
folate
legate
mutate
negate
opiate
sedate
berate
borate
dilate
fixate
malate
oblate
adnate
aerate
gyrate
hamate
lobate
lunate
lysate
notate
pupate
ablate
agnate
aviate
delate
derate
humate
ideate
iodate
jugate
ligate
metate
oleate
remate
savate
uprate
acuate
ansate
aurate
binate
carate
cerate
comate
eluate
ergate
gelate

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7-letter words (194)

private
climate
operate
dictate
educate
isolate
mandate
violate
acetate
animate
deviate
elevate
emulate
frigate
hydrate
imitate
inflate
magnate
mediate
migrate
nitrate
primate
probate
sulfate
upstate
vibrate
agitate
citrate
cognate
deflate
emanate
emirate
iterate
lactate
narrate
placate
predate
prelate
radiate
urinate
actuate
arcuate
collate
cremate
dentate
formate
instate
obovate
obviate
ovulate
oxalate
pinnate
restate
satiate
situate
vulgate
airdate
caudate
chelate
ciliate
cordate
cuneate
cyanate
expiate
exudate

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8-letter words (330)

accurate
graduate
separate
ultimate
adequate
advocate
delicate
estimate
evaluate
generate
indicate
intimate
moderate
activate
dedicate
delegate
dominate
evacuate
hesitate
initiate
mitigate
motivate
navigate
nominate
prostate
recreate
regulate
roommate
teammate
template
tolerate
alienate
allocate
automate
decorate
desolate
escalate
innovate
irritate
laureate
liberate
literate
meditate
relocate
renovate
resonate
simulate
tailgate
validate
abdicate
apostate
celibate
cruciate
decimate
detonate
elongate
emigrate
excavate
flatmate
insulate
irrigate
laminate
levitate
marinate
modulate

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9-letter words (331)

candidate
corporate
immediate
alternate
associate
celebrate
chocolate
desperate
elaborate
eliminate
affiliate
aggregate
alleviate
calculate
consulate
cooperate
duplicate
fortunate
integrate
intricate
negotiate
penetrate
replicate
stimulate
substrate
syndicate
terminate
translate
appellate
caliphate
carbonate
circulate
classmate
correlate
cultivate
designate
disparate
doctorate
eradicate
evaporate
formulate
humiliate
inanimate
legislate
originate
phosphate
propagate
reinstate
reiterate
retaliate
speculate
stalemate
surrogate
temperate
aggravate
calibrate
captivate
checkmate
conjugate
culminate
delineate
denigrate
devastate
dissipate
ejaculate

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10-letter words (242)

appreciate
legitimate
passionate
accelerate
anticipate
articulate
compensate
coordinate
deliberate
electorate
facilitate
illustrate
inaccurate
inadequate
interstate
magistrate
manipulate
accumulate
assimilate
collegiate
complicate
consummate
degenerate
exaggerate
illiterate
illuminate
immaculate
infiltrate
intimidate
invalidate
perpetuate
regenerate
accentuate
ameliorate
annihilate
capitulate
condensate
confiscate
congregate
deactivate
effeminate
exacerbate
expatriate
inaugurate
inordinate
obliterate
reactivate
recuperate
reevaluate
rejuvenate
vertebrate
abbreviate
adjudicate
amalgamate
apostolate
cheapskate
commentate
consecrate
decapitate
decelerate
depreciate
deregulate
dissociate
distillate
emancipate

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11-letter words (184)

appropriate
accommodate
certificate
communicate
concentrate
demonstrate
investigate
participate
unfortunate
approximate
collaborate
confederate
incorporate
assassinate
commemorate
considerate
consolidate
contemplate
deteriorate
directorate
disseminate
particulate
penultimate
subordinate
bicarbonate
boilerplate
contaminate
corroborate
encapsulate
exterminate
extrapolate
governorate
impersonate
incriminate
interrogate
necessitate
orchestrate
pomegranate
pontificate
precipitate
predominate
proliferate
reciprocate
refrigerate
renegotiate
resuscitate
triumvirate
barbiturate
breastplate
carboxylate
commiserate
determinate
diphosphate
domesticate
expropriate
guesstimate
hallucinate
incarcerate
intemperate
interpolate
perchlorate
recalculate
recalibrate
reformulate
regurgitate

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12-letter words (108)

intermediate
congratulate
discriminate
affectionate
carbohydrate
conglomerate
illegitimate
postgraduate
rehabilitate
authenticate
commensurate
disintegrate
inspectorate
invertebrate
multivariate
overestimate
protectorate
substantiate
borosilicate
disassociate
disconsolate
extortionate
inarticulate
incapacitate
indoctrinate
methacrylate
methotrexate
microclimate
patriarchate
reinvigorate
triphosphate
administrate
billingsgate
disaggregate
disambiguate
miscalculate
oblanceolate
oxaloacetate
permanganate
recapitulate
sophisticate
unregenerate
anthranilate
companionate
defenestrate
defibrillate
disaffiliate
disorientate
electroplate
exsanguinate
overpopulate
pantothenate
predestinate
preponderate
transmigrate
absquatulate
antiliterate
archegoniate
biflagellate
coelenterate
concelebrate
conduplicate
conglutinate
counterstate
decaffeinate

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13-letter words (60)

compassionate
differentiate
inappropriate
underestimate
undergraduate
inconsiderate
proportionate
baccalaureate
dispassionate
indeterminate
polycarbonate
procrastinate
decontaminate
excommunicate
insubordinate
pyrophosphate
cyanoacrylate
phosphorylate
reincorporate
reinvestigate
superordinate
terephthalate
transliterate
multinucleate
nondegenerate
overstimulate
professoriate
prognosticate
quadruplicate
reappropriate
anticorporate
circumvallate
cyanoethylate
decarboxylate
deconcentrate
dehydrogenate
disarticulate
disintoxicate
interdigitate
interpermeate
metaphosphate
misarticulate
noncollegiate
nondeliberate
outmanipulate
overelaborate
overspeculate
photosynthate
postdoctorate
precollegiate
quadrumvirate
quintuplicate
reconcentrate
reconsolidate
recontaminate
reorchestrate
scholasticate
subcollegiate
supersaturate
ultrafiltrate

14-letter words (34)

indiscriminate
circumnavigate
hyperventilate
overcompensate
dinoflagellate
misappropriate
overcomplicate
circumambulate
dimenhydrinate
discombobulate
incommensurate
interpenetrate
orthophosphate
superphosphate
unaffectionate
contraindicate
disequilibrate
hemagglutinate
hemoflagellate
hyperstimulate
intercorporate
intercorrelate
lignosulfonate
macroaggregate
monounsaturate
nonbarbiturate
overaccentuate
overarticulate
overexaggerate
photoduplicate
postcollegiate
stadtholderate
superstimulate
thermoregulate

15-letter words (18)

intercollegiate
methylphenidate
aluminosilicate
organophosphate
antepenultimate
uncompassionate
archiepiscopate
circumstantiate
dedifferentiate
dephosphorylate
dithiocarbamate
overcommunicate
overorchestrate
photodissociate
phytoflagellate
pseudocoelomate
sesquicarbonate
transilluminate

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Questions

How many words ending in ATE are there?

Our word list has 1,614 words ending in ATE. 130 of them are common everyday words.

What is the longest word ending in ATE?

The longest have 15 letters, for example INTERCOLLEGIATE, METHYLPHENIDATE and ALUMINOSILICATE.

Which word ending in ATE scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, HYDROLYZATE scores 30 points, the most of any word ending in ATE in our list.