fate: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with E
Meaning of fate
noun
- countable, uncountable
The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- countable, uncountable
The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
- countable, uncountable
An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
- countable, uncountable
Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
Example: Accept your fate.
Listed forms: fates.
Source: Wiktionary — fate.
verb
- transitive
To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
Example: The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.
Listed forms: fates, fating, fated.
Source: Wiktionary — fate.
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 fate.
noun
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
noun
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
noun
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
verb
decree or designate beforehand
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fate
F(4) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 7 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 fate
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from fate
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fate. Showing up to 24, longest first.