Belated

Definition

1. (verb) To retard; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
2. (adjective) Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened. “Happy belated birthday!”

Anagrams

• bleated

Word stats

• Belated contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 3.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

Words you can build

• bleated
• belted
• debate
• elated
• tabled
• baled
• bated
• blade
• bleat
• bleed
• dealt
• delta
• elate
• table
• abed
• abet
• able
• bade
• bald
• bale
• bate
• bead
• beat
• beet
• belt
• beta
• blat
• bled
• dale
• date
• deal
• debt
• lade
• late
• lead
• tale
• teal
• teed
• alb
• ale
• alt
• ate
• bad
• bat
• bed
• bee
• bet
• dab
• deb
• eat
• eel
• eta
• lab
• lad
• lat
• lea
• led
• lee
• let

Word neighbours

Other 7-letter words

• abalone
• abandon
• abashed
• abashes
• abasing
• abating
• abbrevs
• abdomen
• abducts
• abetted
• abetter
• abettor
• abiding
• ability
• abjured
• abjures
• abolish
• aborted

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Words starting with BEL

• belabor
• belabored
• belaboring
• belabors
• belatedly
• belay
• belayed
• belaying
• belays
• belch
• belched
• belches
• belching
• beleaguer
• beleaguered
• beleaguering
• beleaguers
• belfries

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Words ending with TED

• abated
• abbreviated
• abdicated
• abducted
• abetted
• abnegated
• abominated
• aborted
• abrogated
• absented
• abstracted
• abutted
• accelerated
• accented
• accentuated
• accepted
• acclimated
• accommodated

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