FLOODGATES

10 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What FLOODGATES Means

FLOODGATES is a form of FLOODGATE, which means:

noun: something that restrains a flood or outpouring“suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants”
noun: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FLOODGATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 L1 O1 O1 D2 G2 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In FLOODGATES

658 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (72)

5 letter words (177)

AFOOT AGLET AGLOO AGOOD ALEFS ALEFT ALODS ALOED ALOES ALOFT ALOOF ALOOS ALTOS DAGOS DALES DALTS DATES DATOS DEALS DEALT DEFAT DEFOG DEGAS DELFS DELFT DELOS DELTA DELTS DOATS DOEST DOGES DOLES DOLOS DOLTS DOOLE DOOLS DOTAL DOTES EGADS FADES FADGE FADOS FALSE FATED FATES FATSO FEALS FEAST FEATS FELTS FEODS FESTA FETAL FETAS FLAGS FLATS FLEAS FLEGS FLOAT FLOES FLOGS FLOOD FLOTA FLOTE FOALS FOGLE FOLDS FOODS FOOLS FOOTS GADES GADSO GALES GAOLS GATED GATES GEALS GEATS GELDS GELTS GETAS GLADE GLADS GLEDS GLOAT GLODE GLOST GOADS GOAFS GOALS GOATS GODET GODSO GOELS GOEST GOLDS GOLES GOLFS GOODS GOOFS GOOLD GOOLS GOOSE LADES LASED LATED LEADS LEAFS LEAST LEATS LEFTS LOADS LOAFS LOAST LODES LODGE LOFTS LOGES LOGOS LOOED LOOFA LOOFS LOOSE LOOTS LOSED LOTAS LOTES LOTOS ODALS OFLAG OGLED OGLES OLEOS SAFED SALET SALTO SATED SEGOL SETAL SLADE SLATE SLOOT SOFTA SOLDE SOLDO SOLED SOOLE SOOTE SOTOL STADE STAGE STALE STEAD STEAL STELA STOAE STOLE STOOD STOOL TAELS TALES TEADS TEALS TELOS TESLA TOADS TOEAS TOGAE TOGAS TOGED TOGES TOLAS TOLED TOLES TOOLS TOSED TSADE

4 letter words (233)

ADOS AGED AGES ALEF ALES ALFS ALOD ALOE ALOO ALSO ALTO ALTS ATES DAES DAFT DAGO DAGS DALE DALS DALT DATE DATO DEAF DEAL DEFO DEFT DEGS DELF DELO DELS DELT DOAT DOES DOGE DOGS DOLE DOLS DOLT DOOL DOOS DOSE DOST DOTE DOTS EAST EATS EFTS EGAD EGAL EGOS ELDS ELFS ELTS ETAS FADE FADO FADS FAST FATE FATS FEAL FEAT FEDS FEGS FELT FEOD FEST FETA FETS FLAG FLAT FLEA FLED FLEG FLOE FLOG FOAL FOES FOGS FOLD FOOD FOOL FOOT GADE GADS GAED GAES GALE GALS GAOL GAST GATE GATS GEAL GEAT GEDS GELD GELS GELT GEOS GEST GETA GETS GLAD GLED GOAD GOAF GOAL GOAS GOAT GODS GOEL GOES GOLD GOLE GOLF GOOD GOOF GOOL GOOS LADE LADS LAGS LASE LAST LATE LATS LEAD LEAF LEAS LEAT LEFT LEGS LEST LETS LOAD LOAF LODE LODS LOFT LOGE LOGO LOGS LOOF LOOS LOOT LOSE LOST LOTA LOTE LOTO LOTS OAFS OAST OATS ODAL ODAS ODEA ODES ODSO OGLE OLDE OLDS OLEA OLEO OLES OOFS OOSE OOTS SADE SADO SAFE SAFT SAGE SAGO SALE SALT SATE SEAL SEAT SEGO SELD SELF SETA SLAE SLAG SLAT SLED SLOE SLOG SLOT SODA SOFA SOFT SOLA SOLD SOLE SOLO SOOL SOOT STAG STED STOA TADS TAED TAEL TAES TAGS TALE TAOS TEAD TEAL TEAS TEDS TEFS TEGS TELA TELD TELS TOAD TODS TOEA TOED TOES TOGA TOGE TOGS TOLA TOLD TOLE TOOL TOSA TOSE

3 letter words (120)

ADO ADS AFT AGE AGO AGS ALE ALF ALS ALT ATE ATS DAE DAG DAL DAS DEF DEG DEL DOE DOF DOG DOL DOO DOS DOT DSO EAS EAT EDS EFS EFT EGO ELD ELF ELS ELT EST ETA FAD FAE FAS FAT FED FEG FES FET FOE FOG GAD GAE GAL GAS GAT GED GEL GEO GET GOA GOD GOE GOO GOS GOT LAD LAG LAS LAT LEA LED LEG LES LET LOD LOG LOO LOS LOT OAF OAT ODA ODE ODS OES OFT OLD OLE OOF OOS OOT OSE SAD SAE SAG SAL SAT SEA SED SEG SEL SET SOD SOG SOL SOT TAD TAE TAG TAO TAS TEA TED TEF TEG TEL TES TOD TOE TOG TOO

2 letter words (30)

AD AE AG AL AS AT DA DE DO EA ED EF EL ES ET FA FE GO LA LO OD OE OF OO OS SO ST TA TE TO

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