Skate

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a flat-bodied ray; also a bladed device for gliding on ice

“She glided across the rink on her new ice skates.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/skeɪt/

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Anagrams of Skate

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

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Words one letter different

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Words you can make from Skate

Shorter words formed from the letters in “skate”.

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6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “skate”.

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