Stared

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of stare: looked at someone or something with a fixed, prolonged, and intent gaze.

“The child stared at the brightly coloured fish darting around the aquarium tank.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/stɛəd/

Related Words

Synonyms

gazed gawked glared peered looked

Antonyms

glancedaverted

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains TARE in positions two to five, a popular Wordle starting guess, add ST at the front

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, STARED is an anagram of TRADES, TREADS, and DATERS, all valid Scrabble plays

Words Related to Stared

Anagrams of Stared

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

trades treads

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “stared” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

shared stated stayed stored

Words you can make from Stared

Shorter words formed from the letters in “stared”.

adret arest aster astre dares darst darts dater dates dears derat detar drate drats drest rased rated rates reads reast resat sated sedat serta

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “stared”.

started threads

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