rate: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of rate
noun
- countable, uncountable
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
Example: At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
- countable, uncountable
Speed.
Example: The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
- countable, uncountable
The relative speed of change or progress.
Example: The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
- countable, uncountable
The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
Example: He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
Listed forms: rates.
Source: Wiktionary — rate.
verb
- transitive
To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
Example: She is rated fourth in the country.
- transitive
To evaluate or estimate the value of.
Example: They rate his talents highly.
- transitive
To consider or regard.
Example: He rated this book brilliant.
- transitive
To deserve; to be worth.
Example: The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
Listed forms: rates, rating, rated.
Source: Wiktionary — rate.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To berate, scold.
Listed forms: rates, rating, rated.
Source: Wiktionary — rate.
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 rate.
noun
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
- charge per unit
noun
the relative speed of progress or change
verb
assign a rank or rating to
verb
estimate the value of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is rate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of rate
R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 4 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 rate
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from rate
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rate. Showing up to 24, longest first.