Definition of YARE

yare

Adj

  • Ready; prepared.
  • Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
  • Eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble.
  • Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.

Adv

  • Yarely.

Noun

  • Alternative form of yair.

Adjective

  • Agile, quick, or ready; nimble.

Examples

  • A YARE player can quickly identify high-scoring plays under pressure in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yare, ȝare, from Old English ġearu (“prepared, ready, prompt, equipped, complete, finished, yare”), from Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz (“ready”).
Cognate with Dutch gaar (“done, well-cooked”), German gar (“done, well-cooked; wholly, at all”), Icelandic görr, gerr (“perfect”).

Scrabble Score: 7

yare: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
yare: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yare: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

yare: valid Words With Friends Word