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Is bearer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bearer is a Scrabble US word. The word bearer is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is bearer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bearer is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3E1A1R1E1R1

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Yes. The word bearer is a Words With Friends word. The word bearer is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

BEARER,BREARE,

5-letter words (8 found)

ARERE,BARER,BARRE,BEARE,BREER,BRERE,RAREE,REBAR,

4-letter words (10 found)

ABER,BARE,BEAR,BEER,BERE,BRAE,BREE,BRER,RARE,REAR,

3-letter words (13 found)

ARB,ARE,BAE,BAR,BEE,BRA,BRR,EAR,ERA,ERE,ERR,REB,REE,

2-letter words (9 found)

AB,AE,AR,BA,BE,EA,EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from bearer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bearer

bearer

Etymology

From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛəɹə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: bear‧er

Noun

bearer (plural bearers)

  1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
    Synonyms: carrier, -phore
  2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
    Synonym: pallbearer
  3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
  4. A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc.
  5. A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter.
  6. (India, dated) A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
    Synonym: dressing-boy
  7. (India) A waiter in a hotel or restaurant.
  8. A tree or plant yielding fruit.
  9. (dated) Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message).
    • 1784, Samuel Johnson, letter cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, Volume 2, p. 487,[4]
      Sir, The bearer is my godson, whom I take the liberty of recommending to your kindness […]
  10. (printing) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page.
  11. (printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bengali: বেয়ারা (beẏara), বেহারা (behara) (borrowed from sense 4)

Translations

Anagrams

  • rebear

Latin

Verb

beārer

  1. first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of beō

Source: wiktionary.org