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Were

w 4e 1r 1e 1

About 1 syllable

verb · 4 letters · Very common · past tense of be

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does were mean?

verb

  1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

    “John is rich”

  2. be identical to; be someone or something

    “The president of the company is John Smith”

  3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

    “Where is my umbrella?”

  4. have an existence, be extant

    “Is there a God?”

    Synonymsexist

  5. happen, occur, take place

    “I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house”

  6. be identical or equivalent to

    “One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!”

    Synonymsequal

Definitions shown for be, the base form of were.

Is WERE 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) No

How many points is WERE worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
w 4e 1r 1e 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
w 4e 1r 1e 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
w 4e 1r 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
w 5e 1r 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in WERE

Anagrams 2

ewerweer

Words that end like WERE

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

heremeretherewheresphereseverenowhereanywhereelsewheresomewhereatmosphereeverywhereadheresincereinterfereampererevereausterecashmereinsincereperseverehemispherestratosphere
All words ending in -ERE

Were: quick answers

Is WERE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WERE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WERE worth?
WERE scores 7 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does were mean?
were is the past tense of be, which means “have the quality of being”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WERE?
You can make 9 shorter words from WERE, such as EWE, REW, WEE, WE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WERE?
WERE rearranges into EWER, WEER.