WEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WEAR 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 WEAR?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEAR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 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 WEAR
- 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 WEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have clothing, jewellery or an accessory on the body.
People wear clothes, shoes and jewellery by putting them on the body and keeping them there, and the same word extends to wearing an expression, a smile or even a particular scent. Over time the meaning also broadened to describe a surface gradually damaging through use, as in a path that shows wear.
How WEAR is used
- She likes to wear a red coat in winter.
- He will wear his best suit to the interview.
- Children often wear the clothes their older siblings once wore.
- Workers must wear a helmet on the construction site.
- The actor chose to wear a beard for the historical role.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WEAR
The 4 tiles of WEAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WEAR
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with WEAR.
Words ending in WEAR
Showing 24 of 43 words that end in WEAR. Useful as a back hook: play WEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with WEAR inside
Showing 24 of 98 words that contain WEAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WEAR
Common questions about WEAR
- Is WEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEAR worth?
- WEAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEAR mean?
- To have clothing, jewellery or an accessory on the body.
- What letters can be added to WEAR?
- WEAR takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WEAR:
Open WEAR in the Word Finder