Is SHEAR a word?
SHEAR is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 4 other words, plus 39 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHEAR is a valid word.
What does shear mean?
noun: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.
“the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHEAR: word details
- Pronunciation: SHIHR (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so SHEAR works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of shear.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHEAR mean?
SHEAR is a noun. It means: (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves.
Is SHEAR a valid word?
Yes, SHEAR is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.