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Is vair a Scrabble word?

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

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Is vair a Scrabble UK word?

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

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4-letter words (2 found)

RIVA,VAIR,

3-letter words (6 found)

AIR,RAI,RAV,RIA,VAR,VIA,

2-letter words (2 found)

AI,AR,

You can make 10 words from vair according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of vair

vair avir viar ivar aivr iavr vari avri vrai rvai arvi ravi vira ivra vria rvia irva riva airv iarv ariv raiv irav riav

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word vair. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in vair.

Definitions and meaning of vair

vair

Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (variegated).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /vɛə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /vɛɹ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /veə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)

  1. A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
  2. (heraldry) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

Related terms

  • countervair
  • vairy
  • varriated

Translations

See also

  • ermine
  • fur
  • potent

Anagrams

  • Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vari, vira

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • vaire

Etymology

Inherited from Latin varius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbajr]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈvajr]

Adjective

vair (feminine vaira, masculine plural vairs, feminine plural vaires)

  1. (archaic) varied
  2. variegated, multicolored

Related terms

  • gatvaire

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

  1. (historical) vair (black-and-white variegated squirrel fur)
  2. (heraldry) vair

Further reading

  • “vair” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (variegated).

Pronunciation

Noun

vair n (uncountable)

  1. (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ/
  • Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts, verre, verres
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

vair m (plural vairs)

  1. (heraldry) vair

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • ravi, riva, vira, vrai

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, cognate with French voir.

Verb

vair

  1. To see

Middle English

Noun

vair

  1. Alternative form of veir

Old French

Etymology

From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

Adjective

vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)

  1. changeable; that may change
  2. multi-colored; polychromatic
  3. shining; brilliant

Declension

Noun

vair oblique singularm (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)

  1. vair (fur of a squirrel)

Descendants

  • French: vair
  • Middle English: veir, feir, vair, vaire, veire, ver, voir, ware
    • English: vair
    • Scots: vair (obsolete)
    • Yola: vier, wyer, vierd
  • Irish: véir

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • vesair (Rumantsch Grischun)
  • veser (Sursilvan)
  • vaser (Sutsilvan)
  • veir (Surmiran)
  • vzair (Puter)
  • verer (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb

vair

  1. (Puter) to look
  2. (Puter) to see

Source: wiktionary.org