yare
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Is yare a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of yare?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (archaic) Ready; prepared.archaic
2. (UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.Examples: "[…]Dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skillful and deadly."UKdialectal
3. (nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.Examples: "c. 1587-1612 (undated), Sir Walter Raleigh, letter to Prince Henry The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow."
adv (English)
1. (archaic) Yarely.Examples: "Hey, my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! Yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to th'Master's whistle.[…]"archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary