date: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of date
noun
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
Example: We made a nice cake from dates.
The date palm.
Example: There were a few dates planted around the house.
- Australia, New-Zealand
The anus.
Listed forms: dates.
Source: Wiktionary — date.
noun
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.
Example: the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
Example: the date for pleading
A point in time.
Example: You may need that at a later date.
A pre-arranged meeting.
Example: I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
Listed forms: dates.
Source: Wiktionary — date.
verb
- transitive
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
Example: to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
- transitive
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- transitive
To determine the age of something.
Example: to date the building of the pyramids
- transitive
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
Listed forms: dates, dating, dated.
Source: Wiktionary — date.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for date.
noun
the specified day of the month
- day of the month
noun
a participant in a date
noun
a meeting arranged in advance
verb
stamp with a date
- date stamp
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is date in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of date
D(2) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of date
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from date
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in date. Showing up to 24, longest first.