The word shear is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shear v. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
  • shear v. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.
  • shear v. To cut the hair of (a person).

25 valid words from 3 definitions

AS BLADED BY CLIPPING CUT FLEECE FROM HAIR IF NOW OF OR ORIGINALLY OTHER PERSON REMOVE SHEARS SHEEP SWORD THE TO USING USUALLY WEAPON WITH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AR EA EAR HE HEAR SH SHE SHEA

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AE EH EHS

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

HARES HEARS RHEAS SHARE

10 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SHEAF SHEAL SHEAS SHEER SKEAR SMEAR SPEAR STEAR SWEAR WHEAR

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HEAR SEAR SHEA

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SHMEAR SPHEAR

14 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHEARS SHEARED SHEARER SHEARERS SHEARING SHEARLEG SHEARMAN SHEARMEN SHEARINGS SHEARLEGS SHEARLING SHEARLINGS SHEARWATER SHEARWATERS

15 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

MISHEARD MISHEARS CLIPSHEARS DISHEARTEN MISHEARING DISHEARTENS DISHEARTENED SHEEPSHEARER DISHEARTENING SHEEPSHEARERS SHEEPSHEARING DISHEARTENMENT SHEEPSHEARINGS DISHEARTENINGLY DISHEARTENMENTS

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

MISHEAR CLIPSHEAR

66 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BASHER REHABS
+C ARCHES CHARES CHASER ESCHAR RACHES SEARCH
+D DASHER HEARDS RASHED SHADER SHARED
+E HAERES HEARES HEARSE
+F AFRESH
+G GASHER GERAHS
+H REHASH
+I ASHIER RASHIE SHERIA
+J HEJRAS
+K KASHER SHAKER
+L ASHLER HALERS HALSER LASHER
+M HAREMS MASHER SHAMER SHMEAR
+O AHORSE ASHORE HOARSE
+P HEPARS PHARES PHASER PHRASE RAPHES SERAPH SHAPER SHERPA SPHAER SPHEAR
+R RASHER SHARER
+S RASHES SHARES SHEARS
+T EARTHS HATERS HEARTS
+U ARUHES
+V HAVERS SHAVER
+W HAWSER REWASH WASHER WHARES
+Y ASHERY HAYERS HEARSY
+Z HAZERS

17 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A HERS REHS RESH
-E RAHS RASH
-H ARES ARSE EARS ERAS RASE SEAR SERA
-R HAES SHEA
-S HARE HEAR RHEA

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 189 chance (0.53%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 692 chance (0.14%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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