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Is GEAR a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list GEAR is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
564

What does GEAR mean?

  1. verbset the level or character of
  2. nouna toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
  3. nounwheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for GEAR

Add a letter to make a new word: GEARS.

Anagrams of GEAR

Words inside GEAR

See all 14 words you can make from GEAR

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up GEAR in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is GEAR a Scrabble word?

GEAR is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is GEAR worth?

GEAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does GEAR mean?

Set the level or character of.