4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use dear as a noun, adverb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
About Dear
A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, d, e, and r, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ea. Dear starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, dea, and the ending characters are r, ar, ear, ..
Definition
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Dear is set as a kindergarten word that starts with d, ends with r, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is dear a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Dear in Pig Latin is said as "earday or eardway".
Unigram
d | e | a | r
Bigram
de | ea | ar
Trigram
dea | ear
Quadrigram
dear
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a beloved person;
used as terms of endearment
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
Adjective Satellite Examples
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
"a good friend";
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
dearly loved
earnest;
"one's dearest wish";
"devout wishes for their success";
"heartfelt condolences"
Adverb Examples
at a great cost;
"he paid dearly for the food";
"this cost him dear"
with affection;
"she loved him dearly";
"he treats her affectionately"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Dear"

There are 186 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to dear.

SynonymDefinition
Admiredregarded with admiration
Adoredregarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
"adored grandchildren"
"an idolized wife"
Adoringextravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
"adoring grandparents"
"deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"
"hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
Affectionatehaving or displaying warmth or affection
"affectionate children"
"caring parents"
"a fond embrace"
"fond of his nephew"
"a tender glance"
"a warm embrace"
Ampleaffording an abundant supply
"had ample food for the party"
"copious provisions"
"food is plentiful"
"a plenteous grape harvest"
"a rich supply"
Angelthe highest waterfall
has more than one leap
flow varies seasonally
Angel Falls
At A Premium
At Great Cost
At Great Expense

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Anagrams

There are 3 anagrams from dear.

Anagram Definition
Readsomething that is read
"the article was a very good read"
Darea challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
"he could never refuse a dare"
Deara beloved person
used as terms of endearment

View English words with the unique letters used in dear. Words With The Letters Ader

Derives

Dear derives from 1 words.

Word Definition
Love

Hypernyms

Dear has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Lovera person who loves or is loved

Names With The Word "Dear"

22 names are spelled with dear.

NameMaleFemale
DearlNoNo
DearmondNoNo
DearldNoNo
DeardraNoNo
DearaYesYes

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word dear.

Is dear a scrabble word or can you use dear in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 1513 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 1310 games. This 4 letter 5 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, d, e, and r? There's 46 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, d, e, and r. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Tread (5 letters) 6 +1 6 +1 trade
Trade (5 letters) 6 +1 6 +1 trade
Reward (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 reward
Darter (6 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 aderrt
Adder (5 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 rdaed
Wader (5 letters) 9 +4 9 +4 dewar
Ardea (5 letters) 6 +1 6 +1 aader
Dewar (5 letters) 9 +4 9 +4 dewar
Drawer (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 reward
Waders (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 seward
Reader (6 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 reread
Read (4 letters) 5 5 dear
Dare (4 letters) 5 5 dear
Advert (6 letters) 10 +5 11 +6 advert
Dread (5 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 rdaed
Dear (4 letters) 5 5 dear
Deary (5 letters) 9 +4 8 +3 ready
Drawee (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 drawee
Trader (6 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 aderrt
Warder (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 reward
Edward (6 letters) 11 +6 11 +6 adderw
Seward (6 letters) 10 +5 10 +5 seward
Reseda (6 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 seared
Yarder (6 letters) 10 +5 9 +4 yarder
Tetrad (6 letters) 7 +2 7 +2 adertt





     

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