ENDEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ENDEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENDEAR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENDEAR is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENDEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
endearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENDEAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENDEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,936.
What stands out about ENDEAR
- The same 6 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 ENDEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone or something dear, beloved, or well liked by another.
Endear describes the process by which small acts, qualities, or shared moments make a person more precious in someone else's eyes. It is almost always used with the preposition to, as in a habit that endears someone to friends and strangers alike. The word can describe both people, whose kindness wins affection, and things, such as a place that has come to endear itself to a family over the years.
How ENDEAR is used
Common in everyday and literary writing, usually followed by to plus the person or group whose affection is won.
- Her patience with the children endeared her to the whole neighbourhood.
- His honesty during the crisis endeared him to voters who had doubted him.
- The little cottage, with all its creaks, had endeared itself to the family over the years.
- A shared sense of humour can endear two strangers to each other very quickly.
- Nothing endears a teacher to students more than genuine encouragement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENDEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENDEAR
The 6 tiles of ENDEAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ENDEAR
8 longer words begin with ENDEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ENDEAR
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Common questions about ENDEAR
- Is ENDEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENDEAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENDEAR worth?
- ENDEAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENDEAR mean?
- To make someone or something dear, beloved, or well liked by another.
- What letters can be added to ENDEAR?
- ENDEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENDEAR:
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