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Is gear a Scrabble word?

Yes, gear is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of gear?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.uncountable

2. (obsolete) Goods; property; household items.Examples: "Homely gear and common ware."countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (countable) A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.Examples: "Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel"countable

4. (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.countable

5. (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.countable

6. (aviation) Ellipsis of landing gear.Examples: "gear-up landing"; "Get the gear down quick!"abbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisuncountable

verb (English)

1. (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.transitive

2. (engineering, intransitive) To be in gear, come into gear.intransitive

3. (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).Examples: "This shop is not really geared towards people of our age."; "They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists."usually

4. (finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.

adj (English)

1. (chiefly Liverpool) great or fantastic

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "gear"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "gear"?

Scrabble
5 points
G2
E1
A1
R1
Words With Friends
6 points
G3
E1
A1
R1

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