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Words ending in ATER
There are 124 words ending in ATER in the standard word-game list. The most common are later, water, theater, greater, sweater, underwater.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| later | coming at a subsequent time or stage | 5 |
| water | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into… | 8 |
| theater | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | 10 |
| greater | greater in size or importance or degree | 8 |
| sweater | a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body | 10 |
| underwater | beneath the surface of the water | 14 |
| crater | a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano | 8 |
| slater | any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats | 6 |
| heater | device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room | 9 |
| cheater | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | 12 |
| eater | someone who consumes food for nourishment | 5 |
| mater | an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | 7 |
| skater | someone who skates | 10 |
| cater | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | 7 |
| freshwater | water that is not salty | 19 |
| hater | a person who hates | 8 |
| tater | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | 5 |
| saltwater | water containing salts | 12 |
| seawater | water containing salts | 11 |
| backwater | a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam | 20 |
| beater | a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter | 8 |
| floater | spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | 10 |
| rainwater | drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | 12 |
| pater | an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | 7 |
| blackwater | any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red… | 21 |
| grater | utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese) | 7 |
| groundwater | Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers. | 16 |
| anteater | toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for… | 8 |
| amphitheater | a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | 22 |
| bathwater | The water used in a bath (bathtub). | 17 |
| abater | One who, or that which, abates. | 8 |
| barrater | someone guilty of barratry | 10 |
| beefeater | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | 14 |
| bibliolater | A worshipper of books, especially the Bible. | 15 |
| bilgewater | pretentious or silly talk or writing | 16 |
| bleater | Agent noun of bleat; one who bleats. | 9 |
| bloater | large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked | 9 |
| boater | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | 8 |
| breakwater | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from… | 19 |
| coater | A machine that coats material with a fluid. | 8 |
| combater | One who combats. | 14 |
| cutwater | The forward curve of the stem of a ship. | 13 |
| dater | One who dates. | 6 |
| debater | someone who engages in debate | 10 |
| defeater | One who defeats. | 12 |
| desolater | One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. | 10 |
| dewater | To remove water from. | 11 |
| dilater | a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ | 8 |
| dishwater | water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed | 16 |
| downstater | A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York. | 14 |
| drumbeater | a fervent and even militant proponent of something | 15 |
| eggbeater | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | 13 |
| elater | any of various widely distributed beetles | 6 |
| eyewater | A wash or lotion for application to the eyes. | 14 |
| figeater | large greenish June beetle of southern United States | 12 |
| firewater | any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) | 15 |
| floodwater | The water of a flood. | 17 |
| frater | A monk. | 9 |
| gloater | One who gloats. | 8 |
| headwater | the source of a river | 16 |
All 124 words
- later
- water
- theater
- greater
- sweater
- underwater
- crater
- slater
- heater
- cheater
- eater
- mater
- skater
- cater
- freshwater
- hater
- tater
- saltwater
- seawater
- backwater
- beater
- floater
- rainwater
- pater
- blackwater
- grater
- groundwater
- anteater
- amphitheater
- bathwater
- abater
- animater
- bardolater
- barrater
- beefeater
- bibliolater
- bilgewater
- bleater
- bloater
- boater
- breakwater
- coater
- combater
- cutwater
- dater
- debater
- deepwater
- defeater
- deflater
- desecrater
- desolater
- dewater
- dilater
- dishwater
- dissipater
- downstater
- drumbeater
- eggbeater
- elater
- eyewater
- feater
- figeater
- firewater
- floodwater
- frater
- gloater
- headwater
- hesitater
- honeyeater
- houseboater
- iceboater
- idolater
- inflater
- intercrater
- intimater
- irater
- jerkwater
- krater
- limewater
- locater
- maltreater
- meltwater
- motorboater
- narrater
- neater
- negater
- nonskater
- oater
- orchestrater
- overeater
- overwater
- placater
- plater
- pleater
- polywater
- prater
- preheater
- pretheater
- privater
- rater
- rebater
- reheater
- relater
- repeater
- retreater
- rosewater
- sailboater
- seater
- sedater
- seedeater
- shearwater
- springwater
- stater
- superheater
- tailgater
- tailwater
- tidewater
- toadeater
- treater
- updater
- upstater
- violater
- wastewater
- zoolater