MODERATES

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What MODERATES Means

MODERATES is a form of MODERATE, which means:

verb: preside over“John moderated the discussion”
verb: make less fast or intense“moderate your speed”
adjective: being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme“moderate prices”
adjective: not extreme“a moderate penalty”

Similar words

CHAIR LEAD TEMPERATE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MODERATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 O1 D2 E1 R1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In MODERATES

732 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.

8 letter words (7)

EROTEMAS MASTERED MODERATE MODESTER SEADROME STREAMED STROAMED

7 letter words (42)

6 letter words (125)

5 letter words (218)

ADEEM ADORE AEDES AEROS AMEER AMORT AREDE ARETE ARETS ARMED ARMET AROSE ASTER ATOMS DAMES DARES DARTS DATER DATES DATOS DEARE DEARS DEEMS DEERS DEETS DEMES DEMOS DERAT DERES DERMA DERMS DEROS DETER DOATS DOERS DOEST DOMES DOREE DORES DORMS DORSA DORSE DORTS DOSER DOTER DOTES DRAMS DRATS DREAM DREES DREST DROME EARDS EARED EARST EASED EASER EATER EDEMA EMOTE ERASE ERODE EROSE ESTER ESTRO MADRE MARES MARSE MARTS MASED MASER MATED MATER MATES MEADS MEARE MEASE MEATS MEEDS MEERS MEETS MERDE MERED MERES MERSE MESTO METED METER METES METRE METRO MOATS MODER MODES MOERS MORAE MORAS MORAT MORES MORSE MORTS MOSED MOSTE MOTED MOTES OARED OATER OMERS ORATE OREAD RAMEE RAMET RASED RATED RATES RATOS READS REAME REAMS REAST REATE REDES REDOS REEDS REEST REMET RESAT RESET RESOD RESTO RETEM ROADS ROAMS ROAST ROATE RODES ROSED ROSET ROTAS ROTED ROTES SARED SAREE SAROD SATED SATEM SEAME SEARE SEDER SERED SETAE SMART SMEAR SMORE SMOTE SOARE SORDA SORED SOREE SORTA STADE STARE STEAD STEAM STEAR STEDE STEED STEEM STEER STEME STERE STOAE STOMA STORE STORM STRAD STRAE TAMED TAMER TAMES TARDO TARED TARES TAROS TASER TEADE TEADS TEAED TEAMS TEARS TEASE TEEMS TEERS TEMED TEMES TEMSE TERAS TERES TERMS TERSE TOADS TOEAS TOMES TORAS TORES TORSE TOSED TRADE TRADS TRAMS TREAD TREED TREES TREMA TROAD TRODE TRODS TSADE

4 letter words (207)

3 letter words (103)

ADO ADS AME ARD ARE ARM ARS ART ATE ATS DAE DAM DAS DEE DOE DOM DOR DOS DOT DSO EAR EAS EAT EDS EME EMO EMS ERA ERE ERM ERS EST ETA MAD MAE MAR MAS MAT MED MEE MES MET MOA MOD MOE MOR MOS MOT OAR OAT ODA ODE ODS OES OMS ORA ORD ORE ORS ORT OSE RAD RAM RAS RAT RED REE REM REO RES RET ROD ROE ROM ROT SAD SAE SAM SAR SAT SEA SED SEE SER SET SMA SOD SOM SOT TAD TAE TAM TAO TAR TAS TEA TED TEE TES TOD TOE TOM TOR

2 letter words (30)

AD AE AM AR AS AT DA DE DO EA ED EE EM ER ES ET MA ME MO OD OE OM OR OS RE SO ST TA TE TO

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