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Is shears a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shears is a Scrabble US word. The word shears is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1H4E1A1R1S1

Is shears a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shears is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1H4E1A1R1S1

Is shears a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shears is a Words With Friends word. The word shears is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3E1A1R1S1

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6-letter words (3 found)

RASHES,SHARES,SHEARS,

5-letter words (12 found)

ARSES,ASHES,HARES,HEARS,RASES,RASSE,RHEAS,SASER,SEARS,SHARE,SHEAR,SHEAS,

4-letter words (24 found)

ARES,ARSE,EARS,ERAS,HAES,HARE,HASS,HEAR,HERS,RAHS,RASE,RASH,REHS,RESH,RHEA,SARS,SASH,SEAR,SEAS,SERA,SERS,SESH,SHEA,SHES,

3-letter words (25 found)

AHS,ARE,ARS,ASH,ASS,EAR,EAS,EHS,ERA,ERS,ESS,HAE,HAS,HER,HES,RAH,RAS,REH,RES,SAE,SAR,SEA,SER,SHA,SHE,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AH,AR,AS,EA,EH,ER,ES,HA,HE,RE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 77 words from shears according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shears

shears

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃɪɹz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z
  • Homophone: sheers

Noun

shears

  1. plural of shear

Noun

shears

  1. A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.
  2. (engineering) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured.
    the shears of a lathe or planer
  3. An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle. Also sheers.
  4. Anything resembling a pair of shears in shape or motion, such as a pair of wings.

Usage notes

  • The bladed tool may be used in the singular, a shears, or the plural, shears or a pair of shears.

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Verb

shears

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shear

Anagrams

  • Shares, ashers, harses, her ass, rashes, sehras, shares

Source: wiktionary.org