SHEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SHEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEAR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEAR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about SHEAR
- The same 5 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 SHEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut the wool or hair from an animal, typically using shears or a similar cutting tool.
Farmers shear sheep once a year, usually in late spring, removing the whole fleece in one continuous piece if the animal is handled correctly. The same word extended over time to describe any clean, forceful cutting action, so metal, hedges, or even rock formations can shear under enough pressure. Engineers also use shear to describe a force that makes two parts of a solid slide against each other rather than pulling straight apart.
How SHEAR is used
Common in farming for removing wool, and in physics and engineering for describing a particular kind of cutting force.
- The farmer would shear each sheep before the summer heat arrived.
- Workers used electric clippers to shear the flock quickly.
- Strong winds can shear the branches from a weak tree.
- The metal beam began to shear under the heavy load.
- She watched the shearer shear a nervous ewe in the pen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHEAR
The 5 tiles of SHEAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SHEAR
14 longer words begin with SHEAR.
Words ending in SHEAR
2 words end in SHEAR. Useful as a back hook: play SHEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHEAR inside
15 words contain SHEAR in the middle. Words that start with SHEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEAR
Showing 40 of 54. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHEAR
- Is SHEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEAR worth?
- SHEAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEAR mean?
- To cut the wool or hair from an animal, typically using shears or a similar cutting tool.
- What letters can be added to SHEAR?
- SHEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHEAR:
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