LEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEAR?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about LEAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 LEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialectarchaic
Learning, knowledge, or lore, chiefly in Scottish and Northern English use.
Someone with plenty of lear has gathered wisdom or book learning over the years. The old phrase a lick of lear meant just a touch of schooling.
How LEAR is used
Scottish and Northern English dialect; archaic and rarely met outside older texts.
- The schoolmaster was proud of the boy's growing lear.
- She picked up more lear from her grandmother than from any book.
- He had little lear but great practical sense.
- The old song praises lear above wealth.
- Years at sea gave him a rough kind of lear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAR
The 4 tiles of LEAR in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with LEAR
24 longer words begin with LEAR.
Words ending in LEAR
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in LEAR. Useful as a back hook: play LEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEAR inside
Showing 24 of 132 words that contain LEAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAR
Common questions about LEAR
- Is LEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAR worth?
- LEAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAR mean?
- Learning, knowledge, or lore, chiefly in Scottish and Northern English use.
- What letters can be added to LEAR?
- LEAR takes 6 hooks: 2 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEAR:
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