Is “Gates” a Scrabble word?
Yes
GATES
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Gates
/ɡeɪts/
noun
1.A doorlike structure outside a house.
2.Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
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.To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
2.To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
3.To open a closed ion channel.
Synonyms: ground
noun
1.A way, path.
2.A journey.
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".