Unscramble tear

25 words come out when you unscramble TEAR, starting with TEAR itself: 4 in Scrabble, 4 in Words With Friends. TEAR has 3 anagrams here, ARET, RATE and TARE, scoring 4 like TEAR itself. The best shorter words score 3: 12 of them, ARE, ART and EAT included. The 4 letters split into 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

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Possible Words From tear

By length, the words from TEAR split into 4 with 4 letters, 12 with 3 and 9 with 2.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with tear

TEAR and 3 anagrams, TARE, RATE and ARET, make up the 4-letter words in TEAR; each scores 4 points.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with tear

All 12 of the 3-letter words made with TEAR letters score 3 points. ARE, ART and EAT are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with tear

The 2-letter words you get when you unscramble TEAR come to 9, each scoring 2 points. AT is the familiar one.

TEAR With One Letter Changed

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

More 4-letter words: starting with TE · ending in AR · all 4-letter words

Add two letters to TEAR:

Meanings of the Strongest TEAR Answers

TEAR first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

TEAR 4 · 4
to excrete a saline liquid from the eye
RATE 4 · 4
to estimate the value of
TARE 4 · 4
to determine the weight of a container holding goods
ARE 3 · 3
a unit of surface measure
ART 3 · 3
an esthetically pleasing and meaningful arrangement of elements
ATE 3 · 3
blind impulse or reckless ambition that drives one to ruin
EAR 3 · 3
to form the fruiting head of a cereal
EAT 3 · 3
to consume food

Can You Play TEAR in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TEAR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
TEAR itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 25)232522

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: ARET and EA. Words With Friends* skips 1 of them: TE.

Add a Letter to TEAR

Each word below uses all the letters of TEAR and one more.

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