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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. NEAR is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (4 letters, 4 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: verb
closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
approach, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near, close, nigh, approximate, dear, good, cheeseparing, penny-pinching, skinny, about, almost
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
NEAR scores 4 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, N×1, R×1
NEAR is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with N, ends with R, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "NEAR — closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"" (4 Scrabble points).
NEAR is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is NEAR a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
NEAR (verb): move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer". Additional senses: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"; very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"; with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear".
In standard Scrabble scoring, NEAR totals 4 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. NEAR relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
NEAR is 4 letters long, begins with N, ends with R, and sorts to the alphagram AENR. There are 6 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 23 tracked 4-letter entries, NEAR ranks by raw score (4 points). Anagram alternatives include ANRE, AREN, ARNE, EARN — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZIZZ, JAZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, NEAR carries 2 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on N or R are common study angles; browse words starting with N and words ending with R to rehearse parallel sets.
NEAR is a 4-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 4, starts with N, ends with R, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 4-letter entries like NEAR frequently cross shorter words; knowing that NEAR contains A, E, N, R helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as n??r to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside NEAR include AR, EA, NE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: N, E, A, R. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble near directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 4 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat NEAR as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "NEAR — closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"" (4 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.