With ARE
9 words · highest scoring is fare at 7 points
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About 4 Letter Words With ARE
There are 9 four letter words containing ARE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is fare at 7 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 9 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AREA, DARE, MARE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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4 Letter Words With ARE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 4 Letter Words With ARE
- fare7
- hare7
- ware7
- bare6
- care6
- mare6
- dare5
- area4
Common 4 Letter Words With ARE
- area4
- bare6
- care6
- dare5
- fare7
- hare7
- mare6
- rare4
4 Letter Words With ARE Defined
- areaNoun · 4 points
- a region or part of a town, a country, or the world
- bareAdjective · 6 points
- (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered
- dareVerb · 5 points
- have the courage to do something
- fareNoun · 7 points
- the money paid for a journey on public transport
- mareNoun · 6 points
- the female of a horse or other equine animal
- rareAdjective · 4 points
- (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often
4 Letter Words With ARE: Questions
How many four letter words containing ARE are there?
There are 9 four letter words containing ARE in our dictionary, and 9 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among four letter words containing ARE?
FARE is the highest scoring option at 7 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common four letter words containing ARE?
AREA, DARE, MARE are among the most familiar four letter words containing ARE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these four letter words containing ARE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.