pair: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with P · ends with R
Meaning of pair
noun
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
Example: I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of. One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Example: Spouses should make a great pair.
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).
Example: a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
Listed forms: pairs.
Source: Wiktionary — pair.
verb
- transitive
To group into one or more sets of two.
Example: The wedding guests were paired boy/girl and groom's party/bride's party.
to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth.
Example: It was not possible to pair my smartphone with an incompatible smartwatch.
- transitive
To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
- intransitive
To come together for mating.
Listed forms: pairs, pairing, paired.
Source: Wiktionary — pair.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To impair, to make worse.
- intransitive, obsolete
To become worse, to deteriorate.
Listed forms: pairs, pairing, paired.
Source: Wiktionary — pair.
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 pair.
noun
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
noun
two items of the same kind
verb
form a pair or pairs
- pair off
- partner off
- couple
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pair in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pair
P(3) + A(1) + I(1) + R(1) = 6 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 pair
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 pair
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pair. Showing up to 24, longest first.