clear
CLEAR meaning: an open or unobstructed space; the five-letter word scores 7 Scrabble points and is both a Wordle answer and guess.
Adjective 4 meanings
Transparent in colour.
“as clear as crystal”
Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
“The windshield was clear and clean.”
Free of obstacles.
“The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.”
Without clouds.
“clear weather; a clear day”
Adverb 4 meanings
All the way; entirely.
“I threw it clear across the river to the other side.”
Not near something or touching it.
“Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.”
Free (or separate) from others.
In a clear manner; plainly.
Verb 4 meanings
To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
“Police took two hours to clear the road.”
To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
“Please clear all this stuff off the table.”
To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
“When the road cleared we continued our journey.”
Noun 4 meanings
Empty or open area.
“The deer were standing in the clear.”
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
“a room ten feet square in the clear”
The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
“It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).”
A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
Etymology
From Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French clair), from Latin clarus.
Similar and opposite words
Clear is an everyday word with a less familiar set of game connections. It appears frequently in English, with a frequency rank of 529 and a count of 125,730. Its letters also rearrange into three anagrams, while a single-letter change produces words such as CLEAN and CLEAT.
CLEAR at a glance
- CLEAR has five letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble.
- The C is worth 3 points; L, E, A, and R each add 1.
- CLEAR is both an accepted Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
- Its three anagrams are CARLE, RECAL, and LACER.
- CLEAN, CLEAT, and BLEAR each differ from CLEAR by one letter.
What does CLEAR mean?
CLEAR can mean an empty or open area, or the space between two limits. In ordinary use, it also describes something unobstructed or easy to see through. The word’s game value is more concrete: its C supplies 3 points, while its other four tiles contribute 1 point apiece.
CLEAR is included in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. That broad listing does not make every related-looking arrangement playable: CARLE, RECAL, and LACER are the actual anagrams recorded for these letters. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar rearrangement.
CLEAR meaning in word games: score and swaps
For Scrabble, 7 points is the face value before board premiums or bonuses. The useful detail is the C: it carries most of the tile score, so placing that letter on a premium square matters more than moving one of the 1-point tiles. CLEAR also works as a complete Wordle guess and appears in the answer set.
The closest one-letter neighbours are CLEAN, CLEAT, and BLEAR. CLEAN and CLEAT keep the opening CL and change the final letter; BLEAR changes the first letter instead. Those are practical comparisons when you have most of CLEAR’s pattern but one tile remains uncertain.
Rhymes with clear
All rhymesOne letter away
- CLEAN7
- CLEAT7
- BLEAR7
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