Crates

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of crate, the sturdy wooden or plastic boxes used for transporting or storing goods.

“The warehouse floor was stacked high with crates of bottled water.”

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Synonyms

boxes containers cases

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Wordle

Covers C, R, A, T, E, S making it one of the strongest possible Wordle opening guesses

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points with all common tiles, and S extends crate into one of the most useful six-letter plays

Words Related to Crates

Anagrams of Crates

Words that use exactly the same letters as “crates”.

carets cartes caster caters reacts recast traces

Words you can make from Crates

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crates”.

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “crates”.

actress creates

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