ARE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. ARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 21 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250.
What stands out about ARE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be — the present form used with you, we and they.
Are came from a northern dialect and pushed out the southern form, which is why it resembles neither is nor am. Standard English built its verb to be out of three separate roots, and are is the newest of the three.
How ARE is used
Present plural, and singular with you.
- They are late and they are always late.
- The word are came from a northern dialect.
- You are the only person who has asked.
- We are agreed on everything except the date.
- English built the verb to be from three roots, and are is one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARE
The 3 tiles of ARE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ARE
Showing 24 of 87 words that begin with ARE.
Words ending in ARE
Showing 24 of 230 words that end in ARE. Useful as a back hook: play ARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARE inside
Showing 24 of 1159 words that contain ARE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARE
Common questions about ARE
- Is ARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARE worth?
- ARE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARE mean?
- To be — the present form used with you, we and they.
- What letters can be added to ARE?
- ARE takes 21 hooks: 15 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ARE:
Open ARE in the Word Finder