Rearing
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Rearing
verb
- To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
"The family has been rearing cattle for 200 years."
- To rise up on the hind legs
"The horse was shocked, and thus reared."
- (usually with "up") To get angry.
- To rise high above, tower above.
verb
Anagrams of Rearing
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
r1
e1
a1
r1
i1
n1
g2
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Rearing
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Rearing"
Rearing is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "rearing" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Rearing" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rearing" is a low-scoring word.