Is “Gates” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
GATES
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
Valid

Meaning of Gates

/ɡeɪts/

noun
  1. 1.A doorlike structure outside a house.

  2. 2.Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

  3. 3.Movable barrier.

    The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.

Synonyms: logic gate, doorway, entrance, passage

verb
  1. 1.To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

  2. 2.To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

  3. 3.To open a closed ion channel.

Synonyms: ground

noun
  1. 1.A way, path.

  2. 2.A journey.

  3. 3.A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".