GARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about GARE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 GARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalrare
A basin or dock built off a river or canal where boats can pull in away from the main current.
Gare describes a small artificial harbour cut into the bank of a waterway, giving boats a sheltered place to load, unload, or wait without blocking traffic on the main channel. The word appears in older writing about canals and river trade rather than modern shipping terms.
How GARE is used
Found in older writing about canals and river trade rather than modern usage.
- Barges waited in the gare until the lock opened.
- The old gare had silted up after years of neglect.
- Traders unloaded their cargo at the small gare beside the mill.
- A narrow channel connected the gare to the main river.
- The town grew up around the sheltered gare on the canal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GARE
The 4 tiles of GARE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with GARE
3 longer words begin with GARE.
Words ending in GARE
1 words end in GARE. Useful as a back hook: play GARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GARE inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain GARE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GARE
Common questions about GARE
- Is GARE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GARE is not in it.
- How many points is GARE worth?
- GARE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARE mean?
- A basin or dock built off a river or canal where boats can pull in away from the main current.
- What letters can be added to GARE?
- GARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GARE:
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