Dared

5 lettersverb

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of dare; had the courage to do something, or challenged someone.

“She dared to speak out against the unjust policy.”

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Wordle

"Dared" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Scrabble

"Dared" is worth 7 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.

Words Related to Dared

Anagrams of Dared

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

adder dread readd

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “dared” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bared cared daren darer dares dated dawed dazed dured eared fared hared jared oared pared tared wared

Words you can make from Dared

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dared”.

addr ared dade daer dard dare dead dear deda drad edda read

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “dared”.

edward ladder

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