Dear

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Beloved or cherished; expensive or costly.

“My dear friend, how have you been?”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɪə/

Related Words

Synonyms

belovedprecious expensive

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Has D, E, A, R - very common letter combination.

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Scrabble

Worth 5 points, useful for extending words.

Words Related to Dear

Anagrams of Dear

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

ared daer dare read

Words one letter different

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

bear dead deaf deal dean deas deer depr fear gear hear near rear tear wear year

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

acred adder adore adret adrue adure adzer aider aired alder andre arced ardea ardeb arder aread arend armed barde bared beard bread cader cadre

Longer words starting with Dear

Words that begin with “dear”.

deare dearn dears deary

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