Unscramble shears

Unscramble SHEARS and you have 76 words, SHEARS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of SHEARS are on the page: RASHES and SHARES, each 9 points. The best shorter words score 8: 7 of them, SHARE, ASHES and SHEAR included. 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

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Possible Words From shears

By length, the words from SHEARS split into 3 with 6 letters, 12 with 5, 24 with 4, 25 with 3 and 12 with 2.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with shears

3 6-letter words made with SHEARS letters use every letter: SHEARS and its 2 anagrams SHARES and RASHES, all with 9 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with shears

Of the 12 5-letter words in SHEARS, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. SHARE, SEARS and ASHES are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with shears

24 4-letter words from SHEARS; 14 of them share the top score of 7. HEAR, EARS and SEAS are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with shears

Among 25 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SHEARS, the top score is 6, reached by 11. ARE, HAS and ASS are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with shears

5 of 12 2-letter words made with SHEARS letters tie at 5 points; none scores more. AS, HE and HA will look familiar.

SHEARS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of SHEARS but one, change that one, and you get:

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Definitions for the Top SHEARS Plays

The meaning of SHEARS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

SHEARS 9 · 8
to cut the hair or wool from
RASHES 9 · 8
a skin eruption
SHARES 9 · 8
to have, get, or use in common with another or others
ASHES 8 · 7
to burn into a solid residue
HARES 8 · 7
to run
HEARS 8 · 7
to perceive by the ear
RHEAS 8 · 7
a bird of genus Rhea
SHARE 8 · 7
to have, get, or use in common with another or others

Can You Play SHEARS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

SHEARS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
SHEARS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 76)657663

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HASS, RAHS, REHS, EHS, REH, RASSE, SASER, SARS, EAS, SAR and EA, 11 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SESH and AHS, 2 in all.

Add a Letter to SHEARS

These 12 words take every letter of SHEARS plus a single extra one.

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