WARE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WARE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WARE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about WARE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 WARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Goods or merchandise offered for sale, especially manufactured items.
The word comes from Old English waru and survives today mainly in compounds such as earthenware, glassware, and hardware. Traveling merchants once called out their ware to attract buyers in the marketplace.
How WARE is used
Now most often encountered in compound words rather than used alone.
- The merchant displayed his ware on a wooden cart.
- Potters sold their ware at the weekly market.
- She admired the fine ware in the shop window.
- Traders shouted to advertise their ware to passersby.
- The peddler carried his ware from town to town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WARE
The 4 tiles of WARE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WARE
18 longer words begin with WARE.
Words ending in WARE
Showing 24 of 88 words that end in WARE. Useful as a back hook: play WARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WARE inside
Showing 24 of 102 words that contain WARE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WARE
Common questions about WARE
- Is WARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WARE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WARE worth?
- WARE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WARE mean?
- Goods or merchandise offered for sale, especially manufactured items.
- What letters can be added to WARE?
- WARE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WARE:
Open WARE in the Word Finder