PEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEAR?
| 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 PEAR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about PEAR
- 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 PEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet, rounded fruit that is narrower at the stem end and wider at the base, growing on a tree of the rose family.
A pear ripens from hard and tart to soft and sweet. Its distinctive tapered shape has given rise to the common description of a body or object as pear-shaped.
How PEAR is used
Everyday word for the fruit and the tree that bears it.
- She sliced a ripe pear for the salad.
- The pear tree bloomed early this spring.
- He bit into a juicy pear.
- The bowl held apples and a single pear.
- A pear tart cooled on the windowsill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEAR
The 4 tiles of PEAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PEAR
Showing 24 of 49 words that begin with PEAR.
Words ending in PEAR
7 words end in PEAR. Useful as a back hook: play PEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with PEAR inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain PEAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEAR
Common questions about PEAR
- Is PEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEAR worth?
- PEAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEAR mean?
- A sweet, rounded fruit that is narrower at the stem end and wider at the base, growing on a tree of the rose family.
- What letters can be added to PEAR?
- PEAR takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEAR:
Open PEAR in the Word Finder