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Rears

r 1e 1a 1r 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of rear

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

What does rears mean?

noun

  1. the back of a military formation or procession

    “infantrymen were in the rear”

  2. the side of an object that is opposite its front

    “his room was toward the rear of the hotel”

    Synonymsbacksideback end

  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    “he stood at the back of the stage”

    Synonymsback

  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

    “he deserves a good kick in the butt”

    Synonymsbuttocksnatesarsebuttbackside

  5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    “he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”

    Synonymsback

verb

  1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

    “The horse reared in terror”

    Synonymsrise up

  2. look after a child until it is an adult

    “raise a family”

    Synonymsraisebring upnurtureparent

  3. rise up

    “The building rose before them”

    Synonymsriselift

  4. cause to rise up

    Synonymserect

  5. construct, build, or erect

    “Raise a barn”

    Synonymsraiseerectset upput up

Definitions shown for rear, the base form of rears.

Is REARS 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 REARS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
r 1e 1a 1r 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1e 1a 1r 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1e 1a 1r 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1e 1a 1r 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in REARS

Anagrams 3

raresraserserra

Hooks for REARS

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

Front hooks

drears

Back hooks

None

Words that end like REARS

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.

bearshearswearsyearsclearsfearsgearstearsearsswearsdearsnearspearssearsshearssmearsspearsappearsdisappearsendearsforbearsforswearsoverbearsoverhears
All words ending in -EARS

Rears: quick answers

Is REARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REARS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REARS worth?
REARS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rears mean?
rears is the plural and third-person singular form of rear, which means “the back of a military formation or procession”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REARS?
You can make 31 shorter words from REARS, such as ARES, ARSE, EARS, ERAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of REARS?
REARS rearranges into RARES, RASER, SERRA.