Mare

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

An adult female horse or other female equine.

“The mare stood quietly in the stable while the foal suckled contentedly beside her.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/mɛː/

Syllables

ma·re

Related Words

Synonyms

maria

Antonyms

stallioncolt

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Four very common letters M, A, R, E, MARE is an ideal early guess for testing multiple frequent letter positions

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, hooks as MARES and MARED, and fits neatly across or down on most boards

Words Related to Mare

Anagrams of Mare

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

erma ream

Words one letter different

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

bare care dare fare gare hare iare made make male marc mark mars mart mary mate mere more rare ware

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

aimer amber ameer amire ammer amper armed armer armet bearm bemar brame bream cream derma drame dream embar enarm frame fream gamer grame harem

Longer words starting with Mare

Words that begin with “mare”.

marek mares

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