ware: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of ware
noun
- in-compounds, uncountable, usually
Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
- in-plural, uncountable, usually
See wares.
- uncountable, usually
Pottery or metal goods.
- countable, usually
A style or genre of artifact.
Listed forms: wares.
Source: Wiktionary — ware.
adj
- poetic
Aware.
Source: Wiktionary — ware.
verb
- dialectal, obsolete
To be ware or mindful of something.
- obsolete
To protect or guard (especially oneself); to be on guard, be wary.
Example: Ware thee.
Listed forms: wares, waring, wared.
Source: Wiktionary — ware.
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 ware.
noun
items for sale to the individual consumer
verb
spend extravagantly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ware in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ware
W(4) + A(1) + R(1) + E(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 ware
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ware
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ware. Showing up to 24, longest first.