Unscramble OPERATES

The letters O, P, E, R, A, T, E, S can be unscrambled into 346 words, including one anagram that uses every letter: PROTEASE. The highest-scoring common word is OPERATE (9 points).

O1P3E1R1A1T1E1S1
Meaning

What does OPERATES mean?

OPERATES is a form of OPERATE, which means:

  1. verb direct or control
  2. verb perform as expected when applied
  3. verb handle and cause to function

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Word facts

OPERATES in word games

10classic points
11Words With Friends points
8letters (4 vowels)
Fairly commonabout 13 uses per million words

OPERATES is valid in the ENABLE word list used by many word game apps. In everyday English it is fairly common: seen regularly in books, news and online. Points are face values only, without board bonuses.

Anagrams of OPERATES

Words that use all 8 letters exactly once.

protease10

Words made from the letters in OPERATES

346 words, longest first. Faded words are valid in word games but rarely used in everyday English.

8-letter words 1 word

protease10

7-letter words 7 words

esparto9operate9proteas9repeats9retapes9seaport9roseate7

6-letter words 38 words

etapes8operas8pareos8paster8pastor8paters8peseta8pester8peters8poster8prates8preset8presto8protea8repast8repeat8repose8repots8respot8retape8sapote8serape8soaper8stoper8tapers8topees8topers8trapes8tropes8aretes6easter6eaters6oaters6orates6reseat6seater6stereo6teaser6

5-letter words 103 words

apers7aport7apres7apter7asper7estop7etape7opera7pareo7pares7parse7parts7paseo7paste7pater7pates7pears7peart7pease7peats7peers7perea7perse7pesto7peter7poets7pores7ports7poser7praos7prase7prate7prats7prees7presa7prese7prest7proas7prose7prost7psoae7rapes7reaps7repos7repot7ropes7sapor7septa7spare7spate7spear7speer7spore7sport7sprat7spree7steep7stope7strap7strep7strop7taper7tapes7tarps7tepas7topee7toper7topes7traps7trope7arete5arose5aster5eater5erase5erose5ester5oater5orate5rates5ratos5reest5reset5roast5roset5rotas5rotes5saree5setae5stare5steer5stere5stoae5store5tares5taros5tears5tease5terse5toras5tores5torse5trees5

4-letter words 117 words

aper6apes6apse6atop6epos6opes6opts6pare6pars6part6pase6past6pate6pats6pear6peas6peat6peer6pees6pert6peso6pest6pets6poet6pore6port6pose6post6pots6prao6prat6pree6proa6pros6raps6rapt6rasp6reap6repo6reps6rope6seep6sept6soap6spae6spar6spat6spot6step6stop6tape6taps6tarp6tepa6tope6tops6trap6trop6aero4ares4arse4arts4ates4ears4ease4east4eats4eras4eros4erst4etas4oars4oast4oats4ores4orts4osar4rase4rate4rato4rats4rees4rest4rete4rets4roes4rose4rota4rote4rots4sate4sear4seat4seer4sera4sere4seta4soar4sora4sore4sort4star4stoa4taos4tare4taro4tars4tear4teas4tees4toea4toes4tora4tore4tors4tree4tsar4

3-letter words 63 words

ape5apt5asp5ope5ops5opt5par5pas5pat5pea5pee5per5pes5pet5pot5pro5rap5rep5sap5sop5spa5tap5top5are3ars3art3ate3ear3eat3era3ere3ers3eta3oar3oat3oes3ora3ore3ors3ort3ose3ras3rat3ree3res3ret3roe3rot3sae3sat3sea3see3ser3set3sot3tae3tao3tar3tas3tea3tee3toe3tor3

2-letter words 17 words

op4pa4pe4ae2ar2as2at2er2es2et2oe2or2os2re2so2ta2to2

Add one letter to OPERATES

Words you can make with all the letters of OPERATES plus one more. Handy when there is a free tile on the board.

proteases11operettas11ephorates14periostea11perorates11personate11poetaster11

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Frequently asked questions

What words can you make with the letters in OPERATES?
You can make 346 words from the letters O, P, E, R, A, T, E, S. The longest common ones are OPERATE, REPEATS, EASTER, EATERS and OPERAS. The full list, grouped by length, is shown above.
What is an anagram of OPERATES?
OPERATES has 1 anagram in our word list: PROTEASE.
How many points is OPERATES worth?
OPERATES is worth 10 points with classic tile values and 11 points in Words With Friends, before any board bonuses.
Is OPERATES a valid word?
Yes. OPERATES is in the ENABLE word list used by many word game apps, and it is a verb in the WordNet dictionary.

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