How many words with EAR are there?

This page lists 1063 words with EAR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With EAR

All 1063 words in our dictionary that contain EAR — sorted by Scrabble score.

1063 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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disheartenments21 earthmovings21 earthshaker21 extranuclear21 halfhearted21 heartbreaker21 heartwarming21 linearizing21 nearsightedly21 openheartedness21 pearlized21 searchlights21 sheepshearers21 spearfishing21 stoutheartedly21 tearjerker21 clearinghouses20 coresearchers20 disappearance20 disheartenment20 earthmoving20 earthworks20 heartbreaks20 heartbroken20 kindhearted20 lighthearted20 linearized20 nearsightedness20 nonappearances20 prearrangements20 searchingly20 searchlight20 sheepshearer20 spearfished20 thermonuclear20 warmhearted20 wearifulnesses20 wearisomenesses20 whitebeards20 beachwear19 bewearying19 clearinghouse19 coresearcher19 downhearted19 earthmovers19 earthwork19 fainthearted19 fearfulnesses19 fearsomenesses19 forbearances19 foreswearing19 gearboxes19 hardhearted19 heartbreak19 heartburnings19 hearteningly19 heartsomely19 heartthrobs19 linearizes19 nonappearance19 pearlescences19 photonuclear19 prearrangement19 preclearances19 proudhearted19 purplehearts19 reappearances19 researchable19 spearfishes19 spearheading19 stonyhearted19 thearchy19 torchbearers19 trueheartedness19 unsearchable19 wearability19 wearifully19 wearisomely19 whitebeard19 bearability18 bearishnesses18 clearheaded18 coappearing18 coldhearted18 disappearing18 disheartening18 earthenwares18 earthlights18 earthmover18 earthworms18 earwaxes18 fearfully18 fearsomely18 forbearance18 forswearing18 freehearted18 gearchanges18 hearkening18 heartaches18 heartburning18 hearthstones18 heartlessnesses18 heartsick18 heartthrob18 heartworms18 homonuclear18 linearize18 macronuclear18 outwearying18 overclearing18 overfearing18 overhearing18 overwearing18 overweary18 oxhearts18 pearlescence18 polynuclear18 preclearance18 purpleheart18 reappearance18 rectilinearly18 semiyearly18 softhearted18 spearheaded18 tenderhearted18 thearchies18 torchbearer18 unearmarked18 unearthlinesses18 unweariedly18 wearabilities18 wearifulness18 wearisomeness18 yearbooks18 appearances17 bearabilities17 bearbaitings17 beardednesses17 bearishly17 bighearted17 coappeared17 collinearity17 disappeared17 disheartened17 earlywoods17 earmarking17 earthenware17 earthlight17 earthshines17 earthwards17 earthworm17 fearfullest17 fearfulness17 fearlessnesses17 fearsomeness17 gearbox17 gearchange17 gearshifts17 gearwheels17 graybeards17 greathearted17 hearkened17 heartache17 hearthstone17 heartlessly17 heartrending17 heartwoods17 heartworm17 largehearted17 neckwear17 openhearted17 overbearing17 overcleared17 overfeared17 oxheart17 prerehearsal17 rearrangements17 rearticulating17 researching17 researchists17 searchable17 shearwaters17 spearfish17 swearwords17 sweethearts17 tracheary17 unbearably17 wearilessly17 yearbook17 yearningly17 yesteryears17 appearance16 bearbaiting16 bearberry16 beardtongues16 bearishness16 biyearly16 clearwings16 colinearity16 collinearities16 crossbearers16 cupbearers16 curvilinear16 earlywood16 earmarked16 earmuffs16 earthbound16 earthlike16 earthlinesses16 earthshine16 earthward16 earwax16 earwigging16 endearingly16 fearfuller16 fearlessly16 forbearing16 forearming16 foreswears16 gearshift16 gearwheel16 graybeard16 heartlessness16 heartstrings16 heartwood16 interlinearly16 mishearing16 mononuclears16 multinuclear16 nearsighted16 overheard16 overlearning16 playwear16 prearranging16 preclearing16 reappearing16 rearrangement16 rearticulated16 researched16 researchers16 researchist16 shearwater16 spearheads16 stouthearted16 swearword16 sweetheart16 swimwear16 tearfulnesses16 unearthliness16 wearingly16 yesteryear16 bearably15 bearberries15 beardedness15 beardtongue15 bearskins15 bearwoods15 besmearing15 bewearied15 beweary15 bluebeards15 casebearers15 clearstory15 clearwing15 coappears15 cochlear15 colinearities15 crossbearer15 cupbearer15 disappears15 disheartens15 earmuff15 earsplitting15 earthinesses15 earwigged15 earwitnesses15 fearlessness15 forbearers15 forearmed15 foreswear15 forswears15 furbearers15 greenhearts15 hearkens15 heartbeats15 heartburns15 heartfelt15 heartinesses15 heartstring15 impearling15 ironhearted15 knitwear15 lionhearted15 mononuclear15 nonlinearity15 outswearing15 overclears15 overfears15 overhears15 overlearned15 overwears15 pallbearers15 pearlashes15 pearlescent15 prearranged15 precleared15 reappeared15 rearmaments15 rearticulates15 researcher15 researches15 schmears15 searching15 searchless15 spearhead15 spearworts15 sportswear15 talebearings15 tearaways15 tearfully15 trochlears15 truehearted15 unearthly15 unrehearsed15 unwearable15 wearying15 wheatears15 appearing14 bearhugs14 bearlike14 bearskin14 bearwood14 besmeared14 bewearies14 blearinesses14 bluebeard14 casebearer14 clearances14 clearstories14 coappear14 disappear14 dishearten14 earlocks14 earlships14 earmarks14 earphones14 earthborn14 earthily14 earthliness14 earthlings14 earthpeas14 endearments14 footwear14 forbearer14 forebears14 forswear14 furbearer14 greenheart14 headgears14 hearken14 hearsays14 heartbeat14 heartburn14 heartening14 heartily14 heartlands14 heartseases14 heartsome14 impearled14 inearthing14 internuclear14 learnednesses14 loungewear14 midyears14 misheard14 mislearning14 multiyear14 noncollinear14 nonlinearities14 outhearing14 outwearied14 outwearing14 outweary14 overbears14 overclear14 overearnest14 overfear14 overhear14 overwear14 pallbearer14 prearming14 prearranges14 pronuclear14 rearguments14 rearmament14 rearticulate14 rehearings14 rehearsing14 schmear14 searched14 searchers14 shearlings14 skiwear14 sleepwear14 smearcases14 spearmints14 spearwort14 subnuclear14 talebearing14 tearaway14 tearfulness14 townwear14 trainbearers14 trochlear14 unbearable14 unearthing14 unswearing14 upbearing14 wearables14 weariful14 wearinesses14 wearisome14 wheatear14 antinuclear13 appeared13 bearhug13 blearily13 bugbears13 clearable13 clearance13 clearnesses13 cudbears13 drearinesses13 dundrearies13 earaches13 earflaps13 earlock13 earlship13 earmark13 earnestnesses13 earphone13 earpieces13 earthiness13 earthliest13 earthling13 earthly13 earthman13 earthmen13 earthpea13 earthrises13 earthstars13 earwitness13 earworms13 endearment13 eyewear13 fearful13 fearsome13 firearms13 footgears13 forbears13 forearms13 forebear13 headgear13 hearable13 hearsay13 heartened13 hearths13 heartiness13 heartland13 heartsease13 inearthed13 learnedly13 menswear13 midyear13 mishears13 mislearned13 nonbearing13 outwearies13 overbear13 overlearns13 pearlash13 pearlitic13 pearmains13 prearmed13 prearrange13 preclears13 reappears13 reargument13 rearranging13 rearwards13 rectilinear13 rehearing13 rehearsals13 rehearsed13 rehearsers13 research13 searcher13 searches13 searingly13 shearings13 shearling13 smearcase13 spearmint13 talebearers13 teardowns13 teargassing13 trainbearer13 underwear13 unearthed13 unendearing13 unlearnable13 unwearied13 unweary13 upbearers13 wearable13 wearily13 wearish13 yearlings13 yearnings13 aweary12 bearable12 bearcats12 bearding12 beardless12 bearish12 besmears12 bleariness12 bugbear12 clearings12 clearly12 cudbear12 dogearing12 drearily12 earache12 earflap12 earnestly12 earpiece12 earthiest12 earthing12 earthlier12 earthnuts12 earthrise12 earthsets12 earthstar12 earthy12 earworm12 firearm12 footgear12 forbear12 forearm12 gearcases12 hearings12 hearsing12 hearth12 heartiest12 hearting12 heartless12 heartsore12 hearty12 impearls12 interlinears12 learnedness12 linearising12 linearity12 mishear12 misleared12 nearshore12 nonearnings12 nonnuclear12 outerwear12 outheard12 outlearning12 outswears12 overdear12 overlearn12 pearmain12 peartly12 preclear12 reappear12 rearmice12 rearranged12 rearresting12 rearward12 rehearsal12 rehearser12 rehearses12 shearing12 shmears12 spearguns12 spearman12 spearmen12 swearing12 talebearer12 teardown12 teardrops12 teargassed12 tearstained12 unbearing12 unclearest12 unfeared12 upbearer12 uprearing12 uptearing12 weariless12 weariness12 yearends12 yearling12 yearlong12 yearly12 yearning12 afeared11 antiwear11 appears11 arrearages11 bearcat11 bearded11 bearings11 besmear11 bleariest11 blearing11 bleary11 clearing11 clearness11 collinear11 dearnesses11 dearths11 dogeared11 dreariness11 eardrops11 eardrums11 earldoms11 earlinesses11 earnestness11 earplugs11 earshots11 earthed11 earthier11 earthnut11 earthset11 earwigs11 endearing11 fearing11 fearless11 gearcase11 hearing11 hearsed11 hearted11 heartens11 heartier11 hearties11 impearl11 inearths11 interlinear11 learnable11 linearised11 linearities11 linearly11 mislearns11 mislearnt11 nearby11 nonearning11 outearning11 outhears11 outlearned11 outswear11 outwears11 overnear11 pearliest11 pearling11 pearlites11 pearly11 prearms11 rainwear11 rearguard11 rearguing11 rearming11 rearmouse11 rearousing11 rearranges11 rearrested11 regearing11 reheard11 rehearse11 relearning11 search11 searobins11 sheared11 shearers11 shmear11 smeariest11 smearing11 smeary11 speargun11 spearing11 swearers11 teardrop11 teargasses11 tristearins11 unbeared11 unclearer11 unearths11 unheard11 unlearning11 unswears11 upbears11 upreared11 wearied11 weariest11 wearing11 weary11 yearend11 yearlies11 yearned11 yearners11 afeard10 antbears10 appear10 arrearage10 bearing10 bilinear10 bleared10 blearier10 cleared10 clearers10 clearest10 colinear10 dearly10 dearth10 dreariest10 dreary10 eardrop10 eardrum10 earfuls10 earldom10 earlobes10 earplug10 earshot10 earthen10 earwig10 endeared10 feared10 fearers10 gearings10 hearers10 hearses10 hearten10 inearth10 learnings10 linearises10 mislearn10 nearnesses10 nearsides10 outearned10 outhear10 outwear10 pearled10 pearlers10 pearlier10 pearlite10 peartest10 prearm10 reargued10 rearmed10 rearmost10 rearousals10 rearoused10 rearrange10 reearning10 regeared10 rehears10 relearned10 retearing10 searobin10 shearer10 sidearm10 smeared10 smearers10 smearier10 speared10 spearers10 swearer10 tearable10 tearful10 teargases10 tearily10 tearooms10 tearstains10 tonearms10 tristearin10 unearth10 unlearned10 unswear10 upbear10 wearers10 wearier10 wearies10 yearner10 anearing9 antbear9 beards9 bearers9 clearer9 dearness9 deary9 dogears9 drearier9 drearies9 earful9 earlaps9 earliness9 earlobe9 earnings9 earrings9 earstones9 earths9 fearer9 gearing9 gearless9 heard9 hearer9 hearse9 hearts9 learning9 linearise9 nearliest9 nearly9 nearside9 nonlinear9 nuclear9 outlearns9 outlearnt9 pearler9 pearter9 reargues9 rearousal9 rearouses9 rearrests9 reearned9 rehear9 shears9 smearer9 spearer9 stearates9 stearic9 stearines9 swears9 tearoom9 tearstain9 tonearm9 trilinear9 unbears9 unclear9 unearned9 unilinear9 unseared9 uprears9 uptears9 wearer9 yearns9 aneared8 beard8 bearer8 blears8 clears8 dearest8 dearies8 dogear8 earings8 earlap8 earliest8 early8 earnests8 earning8 earring8 earstone8 earth8 endears8 fears8 geared8 hears8 heart8 leariest8 learned8 learners8 leary8 nearing8 nearlier8 nearness8 outearns8 outlearn8 pearls8 reargue8 rearing8 rearms8 rearouse8 rearrest8 redears8 regears8 relearns8 relearnt8 searing8 shear8 smears8 spears8 stearate8 stearine8 stearins8 swear8 teargas8 teariest8 tearing8 tearless8 teary8 unbear8 unlearns8 unlearnt8 uprear8 uptear8 wears8 yearn8 years8 arrears7 bears7 blear7 clear7 dearer7 dearie7 drears7 earing7 earless7 earlier7 earned7 earners7 earnest7 endear7 fear7 hear7 learier7 learner7 neared7 nearest7 outearn7 pearl7 pears7 peart7 reared7 rearers7 rearm7 redear7 reearns7 regear7 relearn7 retears7 seared7 searest7 smear7 spear7 stearin7 teared7 tearers7 tearier7 unlearn7 wear7 year7 anears6 arrear6 bear6 dears6 drear6 eared6 earner6 gears6 learns6 learnt6 linear6 nearer6 pear6 rearer6 reearn6 retear6 searer6 tearer6 anear5 dear5 earls5 earns5 gear5 learn5 lears5 nears5 rears5 sears5 tears5 earl4 earn4 ears4 lear4 near4 rear4 sear4 tear4 ear3

Why EAR words matter

Words containing EAR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

Inside this list: 1063 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (194 words), 38 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 140 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is MICROEARTHQUAKE, worth 35.

The five biggest scorers on the page: MICROEARTHQUAKE (35), HEAVYHEARTEDLY (30), CHICKENHEARTED (29), EARTHSHAKINGLY (28), HEARTBREAKINGLY (28). The longest entry is CLEARHEADEDNESS at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 13 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep R (1063 appearances), A (1063) and E (1063) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

Playing EAR across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
EARL — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
EARN is easy to keep in memory: 4 letters, 4 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Round out your set with EARS (4), LEAR (4), NEAR (4), REAR (4), SEAR (4) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: EAR

Letter chunks like EAR are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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