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Spear

/spɪɹ/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Spear

noun

  1. A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
  2. A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman.
  3. A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.
  4. An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.
  5. In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection.

verb

  1. To pierce with a spear.
  2. (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
  3. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.

adjective

  1. Male.

    "a spear counterpart"

  2. Pertaining to male family members.

    "the spear side of the family"

Anagrams of Spear

11 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "spear":

apersapresasperparesparsepearsprasepresarapesreapsspare

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "spear" and rearranging:

+aarepassarape
+ccaperscrapesescarppacersparsec
+ddrapespadresparsedraspedspader
+eserape
+ggapersgaspergrapespagersparges
+hphraseraphesseraphshapersherpa
+iaspirepariespraisespirea
+jjapersjasper
+llapserparlespearls
+mremaps
Related Word Patterns
SP...Words starting with "sp"...ARWords ending with "ar"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "spear"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

distaff
Letter Values
s1
p3
e1
a1
r1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools
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Rhymes With Spear
acellularacetabularacicularacinarafaragarajaralaralcazaralegarallobaralmemar
Related 5-Letter Words
sabalsabedsabersabessabinsabirsablesabotsabrasabresackssacrasadessadhesadhu

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 "Spear"

Spear is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "spear" can be rearranged to form 11 other valid words.

Using "Spear" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "spear" is a low-scoring word.