Is “Dates” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
DATES
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Dates

/deɪts/

noun
  1. 1.The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.

    We made a nice cake from dates.

  2. 2.The date palm.

    There were a few dates planted around the house.

noun
  1. 1.The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.

    the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.

  2. 2.A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

    Do you know the date of the wedding?

  3. 3.A point in time.

    You may need that at a later date.

verb
  1. 1.To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

    to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter

  2. 2.To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

  3. 3.To determine the age of something.

    to date the building of the pyramids

Synonyms: age, elden, obsolesce, go out, see