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Yes. The word paire is a Scrabble US word. The word paire is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word paire is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

PAIRE,PERAI,

4-letter words (9 found)

APER,PAIR,PARE,PEAR,PERI,PIER,RAPE,REAP,RIPE,

3-letter words (19 found)

AIR,APE,ARE,EAR,ERA,IRE,PAR,PEA,PER,PIA,PIE,PIR,PRE,RAI,RAP,REI,REP,RIA,RIP,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AI,AR,EA,ER,PA,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 40 words from paire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of paire

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Definitions and meaning of paire

paire

Noun

paire (plural paires)

  1. Obsolete form of pair.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French paire, from Latin paria, neuter plural of pār.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ/
  • Homophones: perds, perd, père

Adjective

paire

  1. feminine singular of pair

Noun

paire f (plural paires)

  1. a pair; a couple

Derived terms

  • autre paire de manches
  • deux paires
  • double paire
  • paire minimale
  • paire torsadée
  • faire la paire
  • se faire la paire

Further reading

  • “paire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • parie, parié

Galician

Verb

paire

  1. inflection of pairar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • pare, parr, pair, payr, payre, peir, peire, peyr, peyre, payere

Etymology

From Old French paire, from Latin paria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæi̯r(ə)/

Noun

paire (plural paire)

  1. A pair; a group of two similar, identical, or matching items or creatures:
    1. Two people (often when in a romantic or sexual relationship).
    2. Two animals; a pair or duo of beasts or creatures.
  2. Used with binary nouns, especially for tools or implements.
  3. A grouping or collection of matching or similar items.
  4. A number or multitude of things or items.

Usage notes

The -s plural is attested as pares.

Descendants

  • English: pair
  • Scots: pair
  • Yola: paare

References

  • “paire, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.

Occitan

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan paire, from Latin pater, patrem (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpajɾe]

Noun

paire m (plural paires)

  1. father
Derived terms
  • pairal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

paire

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of pairar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of pairar

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin pater, patrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pajɾe/

Noun

paire m (oblique plural paires, nominative singular paires, nominative plural paire)

  1. father

Descendants

  • Occitan: paire

Portuguese

Verb

paire

  1. inflection of pairar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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