Agar

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A gelatinous substance obtained from red algae, used as a food thickener and in microbiological culture media.

“The scientist poured agar into the Petri dishes.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·gar

Related Words

Synonyms

gelatinagar-agar

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Repeated A with G and R — common letters.

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Scrabble

Worth 5 points. Easy to place.

Words Related to Agar

Anagrams of Agar

Words that use exactly the same letters as “agar”.

agra gara

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “agar” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

adar afar agad agag agal agao agas agau agaz ager ajar alar amar apar arar atar avar

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “agar”.

aargh agars agora agrah agral agria agura arage argal argan argas carga garad garau garua gaura graal grama grana grata guara hagar igara jagra

Longer words starting with Agar

Words that begin with “agar”.

agars

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