NEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NEAR 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 NEAR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEAR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about NEAR
- The same 4 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 NEAR mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Close by in distance, time, or relationship; not far away.
Near places one thing close to another, whether in physical space, in time, or in degree of relation, and near can work as an adjective, adverb, or preposition depending on the sentence; "the near future," "draw near," and "near the station" all show this flexibility. It contrasts directly with far.
How NEAR is used
Very common in everyday speech across all registers.
- The station is quite near the hotel.
- As the deadline drew near, everyone worked faster.
- They live near the edge of the forest.
- In the near future, the plan will be reviewed.
- She stood near enough to hear every word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEAR
The 4 tiles of NEAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NEAR
23 longer words begin with NEAR.
Words ending in NEAR
19 words end in NEAR. Useful as a back hook: play NEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEAR inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain NEAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEAR
Common questions about NEAR
- Is NEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEAR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEAR worth?
- NEAR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEAR mean?
- Close by in distance, time, or relationship; not far away.
- What letters can be added to NEAR?
- NEAR takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEAR:
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