were


Meanings

  • have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun);
  • be identical to; be someone or something;
  • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere;
  • have an existence, be extant;
  • happen, occur, take place;
    • "There were two hundred people at his funeral"
  • be identical or equivalent to;
  • form or compose;
  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
  • represent, as of a character on stage;
  • spend or use time;
  • have life, be alive;
  • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form;
  • be priced at;
  • WERE a pl. and 2d person sing. past indicative, and past subjunctive of be


Scrabble Score: 7

were is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

were is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

were is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

were is a valid Words With Friends word