Definition of spates

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• spates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• spates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• spates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of spates

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. freshet
• a sudden forceful flow (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. rush
  2. surge
  3. upsurge
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. batch
  2. deal
  3. flock
  4. good deal
  5. great deal
  6. hatful
  7. heap
  8. lot
  9. mass
  10. mess
  11. mickle
  12. mint
  13. mountain
  14. muckle
  15. passel
  16. peck
  17. pile
  18. plenty
  19. pot
  20. quite a little
  21. raft
  22. sight
  23. slew
  24. stack
  25. tidy sum
  26. wad

See definition of spates in Merriam Webster