Tear

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:4 pts4 letters

Definition of Tear

noun

A hole or break caused by tearing.
"A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam."
A rampage.
"to go on a tear"

verb

To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
"He tore his coat on the nail."
To injure as if by pulling apart.
"He has a torn ligament."
To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
"He was torn by conflicting emotions."
To make (an opening) with force or energy.
"A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."
(often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
"Tear the coupon out of the newspaper."

Anagrams of Tear

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

14 words can be made from the letters in "tear":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

are art ate ear eat era eta rat ret tae tar tea

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ccaret carte cater crate react

+ddater derat rated tared trade

+ggater grate great retag targe

+hearth hater heart rathe

+iirate retia terai

Related Word Patterns

TE...Words starting with "te"...ARWords ending with "ar"All 4-letter words Unscramble "tear"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

rendrip

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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