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Is GEAR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, GEAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 5 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GEAR mean?

  1. verb

    set the level or character of

    “She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience”

  2. noun

    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

  3. noun

    wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

    “the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain”

  4. noun

    a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

5

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

4

Letters

G (2) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) = 5 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for GEAR

Single letters that turn GEAR into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of GEAR

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from GEAR

The 17 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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