Lear

4 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Edward Lear, a nineteenth-century British artist and author celebrated for his humorous limericks and nonsense poetry.

“The children delighted in the absurd rhymes of Lear.”

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Wordle

Contains the common EA vowel pair followed by R, shares letters with EARL and REAL

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, valid in SOWPODS as an archaic word for learning, hooks to LEARS and CLEAR

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Anagrams of Lear

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

arle earl eral rale real

Words one letter different

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

bear dear fear gear hear lead leaf lean near rear tear wear year

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

abler alder alert aller alter alure areal areel argel argle ariel arles arsle artel arvel baler belar blare blear carle ceral clare clear daler

Longer words starting with Lear

Words that begin with “lear”.

learn lears leary learns learnt learned learners learning

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