Weir

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A low barrier built across a river or stream to control water levels or divert its flow.

“Salmon were spotted leaping over the weir to reach their upstream spawning grounds.”

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Wordle

WEIR contains the vowel pair EI, which is uncommon in Wordle answers, and ends in R

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, hooks to WEIRS easily and the EI combination uses common tiles efficiently

Words Related to Weir

Anagrams of Weir

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

wire

Words one letter different

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

geir heir wear

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

erwin rewin swire twier twire weird weirs wider wierd winer wiper wired wirer wires wiser wiver wride wried wrier wries write wrive

Longer words starting with Weir

Words that begin with “weir”.

weird weirs weirdo weirds weirdy

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