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/ɡɑɹ/
noun

Is GAR a Scrabble word?

Yes. GAR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

  2. A garfish, Belone belone.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: gar via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Clipping of garfish, from Middle English gare + fish.

GAR at a glance

GAR has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + R 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #28,473 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GAR

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Same last three letters as GAR. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SUGAR6
  • VINEGAR11
  • CIGAR8
  • VULGAR10
  • COUGAR9
  • HANGAR10
  • BEGGAR10
  • AGAR5
  • APGAR8
  • BULGAR9
  • SEGAR6
  • SANGAR7

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