5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use spear as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Spear
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, e, p, r, and s, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Spear starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sp, spe, spea, and the ending characters are r, ar, ear, pear, ..
Definition
A long pointed rod used as a weapon
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Spear is set as a grade one word that starts with s, ends with r, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is spear a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Spear in Pig Latin is said as "earspay or earspway".
Unigram
s | p | e | a | r
Bigram
sp | pe | ea | ar
Trigram
spe | pea | ear
Quadrigram
spea | pear
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a long pointed rod used as a weapon
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Verb Examples
pierce with a spear;
"spear fish"
thrust up like a spear;
"The branch speared up into the air"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Spear"

There are 287 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 spear.

SynonymDefinition
Ambuscadethe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Angry Walk
Anthrophore
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Armthe part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Assagaithe slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
Assegaithe slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
Atomic Pile

View all cognitive synonyms for Spear

Anagrams

There are 5 anagrams from spear.

Anagram Definition
Sparea score in tenpins
knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Speara long pointed rod used as a weapon
Asper20 aspers equal 1 kuru
Presa
Repas

View English words with the unique letters used in spear. Words With The Letters Aeprs

Derives

Spear derives from 3 words.

Word Definition
Lancea surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade
used for punctures and small incisions
Speara long pointed rod used as a weapon
Spear Up

Hypernyms

Spear has 3 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Armthe part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Weaponany instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
"he was licensed to carry a weapon"
Weapon System

Hyponyms

There are 4 hyponyms for spear

Word Definition
Assagaithe slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
Assegaithe slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
Javelina spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
Tridenta spear with three prongs

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 spear.

Is spear a scrabble word or can you use spear in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 14523 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 13100 games. This 5 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, e, p, r, and s? There's 23 with 7 letters or less with the letters a, e, p, r, and s. Here is a list of 23 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Spare (5 letters) 7 8 spear
Spatter (7 letters) 9 +2 10 +2 tapster
Sprayer (7 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 prayers
Pessary (7 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 pessary
Serape (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 aeeprs
Sarape (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 aaeprs
Spear (5 letters) 7 8 spear
Papers (6 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 aepprs
Paster (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 serapt
Repast (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 serapt
Pasture (7 letters) 9 +2 11 +3 pasteur
Sapper (6 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 aepprs
Sparer (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 sparer
Tapster (7 letters) 9 +2 10 +2 tapster
Pasteur (7 letters) 9 +2 11 +3 pasteur
Asper (5 letters) 7 8 spear
Presa (5 letters) 7 8 spear
Spares (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 spares
Sparrer (7 letters) 9 +2 10 +2 sparrer
Upspear (7 letters) 11 +4 14 +6 upspear
Repas (5 letters) 7 8 spear
Prayers (7 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 prayers
Aspers (6 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 spares





     

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