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Fears

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of fear

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does fears mean?

noun

  1. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

    Synonymsfearfulnessfright

  2. an anxious feeling

    “care had aged him”

    Synonymsconcerncare

  3. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

    “the fear of God”

    Synonymsreverenceaweveneration

verb

  1. be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

    “I fear she might get aggressive”

  2. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

    “I fear the winters in Moscow”

    Synonymsdread

  3. be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement

    “I fear I won't make it to your wedding party”

  4. be uneasy or apprehensive about

    “I fear the results of the final exams”

  5. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

    “Fear God as your father”

    Synonymsreverencereverevenerate

Definitions shown for fear, the base form of fears.

Is FEARS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is FEARS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
f 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
f 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
f 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
f 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FEARS

Anagrams 3

faresfarsesafer

Hooks for FEARS

Add one letter to the front or back of FEARS to make another word.

Front hooks

afears

Back hooks

None

Words that end like FEARS

Common words that share the ending -EARS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bearshearswearsyearsclearsgearstearsearsswearsdearsnearspearsrearssearsshearssmearsspearsappearsdisappearsarrearsendearsforbearsforswearsoverbears
All words ending in -EARS

Fears: quick answers

Is FEARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FEARS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FEARS worth?
FEARS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fears mean?
fears is the plural and third-person singular form of fear, which means “an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FEARS?
You can make 48 shorter words from FEARS, such as ARFS, FARE, FARS, FEAR. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of FEARS?
FEARS rearranges into FARES, FARSE, SAFER.