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DEAR

Unscramble DEAR and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

Letter by Letter

LetterdearTotal
Scrabble21115
Words With Friends21115

Word Game Intelligence

DEAR Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 2 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, A at #3)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -E -N -S -Y

Hive & Anagram Power

4 unique letters · 16 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Anagrams of DEAR

5 other words use exactly these letters.

areddareeardraderead

Words Inside DEAR

16 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when DEAR won't fit on the board.

3-letter words

ardaredaeeareraradred

2-letter words

adaeardadeeaederre

What Does DEAR Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

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