were: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of were
verb
- form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
second-person singular simple past indicative of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: John, you were the only person to see him.
- form-of, indicative, past, plural
plural simple past indicative of be
Base or related entry: be.
Example: We were about to leave.
simple subjunctive of be
Example: I wish that it were Sunday.
- Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, Northern-England, first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person
first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
Base or related entry: be.
Listed forms: ware, weare.
Source: Wiktionary — were.
noun
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”).
Base or related entry: wer.
Listed forms: weres.
Source: Wiktionary — were.
noun
- slang
The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
Listed forms: weres.
Source: Wiktionary — were.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is were in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of were
W(4) + E(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 were
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from were
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in were. Showing up to 24, longest first.