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Updated June 2026
Hinged barriers that can be opened to allow passage through an opening.
“The security gates closed automatically at sunset.”
Common pattern with A and E vowels, typical plural ending.
Worth 6 points, good for using common consonants.
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Shorter words formed from the letters in “gates”.
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