Scrabble and Words with Friends

• LATE is a valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• LATE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 5 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• LATE is a 4 letter word containing the letters a, e, l, t.

Definitions

• late

  adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
  late evening
  late 18th century
  a late movie
  took a late flight
  had a late breakfast

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• late

  adjective of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
  Late Greek

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• late

  adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
  the late phase of feudalism
  a later symptom of the disease
  later medical science could have saved the child

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• late

  adverb later than usual or than expected
  the train arrived late
  we awoke late
  the children came late to school
  I belatedly wished her a happy birthday

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• late

  adverb to an advanced time
  talked late into the evening

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• late

  adverb at an advanced age or stage
  she married late
  undertook the project late in her career

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• late

  adverb in the recent past
  lately the rules have been enforced
  as late as yesterday she was fine
  feeling better of late

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• late

  adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
  a belated birthday card
  I'm late for the plane
  the train is late

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• late

  adjective satellite of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
  a late development
  their late quarrel

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• late

  adjective satellite having died recently
  her late husband

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• late

  adjective satellite (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
  our late President is still very active

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• Lookup LATE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'late'

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