fair: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with R
Meaning of fair
adj
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
Example: one's fair name
Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
Example: She had fair hair and blue eyes.
Just.
Example: He must be given a fair trial.
Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
Example: Their performance has been only fair.
Listed forms: fairer, fairest, faire.
Source: Wiktionary — fair.
noun
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
Example: When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- obsolete
A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
- obsolete
Fairness, beauty.
Listed forms: faire.
Source: Wiktionary — fair.
verb
- transitive
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- transitive
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- transitive
To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- transitive
To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
Listed forms: fairs, fairing, faired, faire.
Source: Wiktionary — fair.
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 fair.
adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
adjective
not excessive or extreme
adjective
very pleasing to the eye
adjective
lacking exceptional quality or ability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fair in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fair
F(4) + A(1) + I(1) + R(1) = 7 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 fair
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from fair
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fair. Showing up to 24, longest first.