5 Letter Words With ATE in the Middle
Here are all 36 5 letter words with ATE in the middle, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 13 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with M, L, R. Good picks with five different letters include water, later, rates, dates.
- Words found
- 36
- Most used
- water
- Most common first letter
- M
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Common 5 letter words with ATE in the middle
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | water | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid |
| 2 | later | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
| 3 | rates | assign a rank or rating to |
| 4 | dates | the specified day of the month |
| 5 | gates | United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the... |
| 6 | rated | assign a rank or rating to |
| 7 | dated | marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past |
| 8 | hated | treated with contempt |
| 9 | hates | dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards |
| 10 | eaten | take in solid food |
| 11 | mates | a pair of people who live together |
| 12 | bates | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of |
| 13 | cater | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| 14 | mater | an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously |
| 15 | eater | someone who consumes food for nourishment |
| 16 | latex | a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air |
| 17 | gated | supply with a gate |
| 18 | fated | decree or designate beforehand |
| 19 | fates | an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future |
| 20 | hater | a person who hates |
| 21 | mated | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
| 22 | tater | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland |
| 23 | cates | beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails |
| 24 | pater | an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously |
| 25 | matey | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals |
| 26 | sated | fill to satisfaction |
| 27 | bated | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of |
| 28 | sates | fill to satisfaction |
| 29 | tates | United States poet and critic (1899-1979) |
| 30 | nates | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
| 31 | pates | liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned |
| 32 | oaten | of or related to or derived from oats |
All 5 letter words with ATE in the middle
- water
- later
- rates
- dates
- gates
- rated
- dated
- hated
- hates
- eaten
- mates
- bates
- cater
- mater
- eater
- latex
- gated
- fated
- fates
- hater
- mated
- tater
- cates
- pater
- matey
- sated
- bated
- rater
- sates
- tates
- dater
- paten
- nates
- pates
- lated
- oaten
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with ATE in the middle are there?
This list has 36, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words with ATE in the middle?
water, later, rates, dates, gates, rated, dated, hated.
Which 5 letter words with ATE in the middle are good Wordle guesses?
water, later, rates, dates, gates, rated use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.