are: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of are
verb
- form-of, present, second-person, singular
second-person singular simple present of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: Mary, where are you going?
- first-person, form-of, plural, present
first-person plural simple present of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: We are not coming.
- form-of, plural, present, second-person
second-person plural simple present of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: Mary and John, are you listening?
- form-of, plural, present, third-person
third-person plural simple present of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: They are here somewhere.
Listed forms: aren, arn, ar.
Source: Wiktionary — are.
noun
- rare
An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
Listed forms: ares.
Source: Wiktionary — are.
det
- UK, US, alt-of, misspelling
Misspelling of our.
Base or related entry: our.
Source: Wiktionary — are.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for are.
noun
a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is are in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of are
A(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 3 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of are
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from are
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in are. Showing up to 24, longest first.