Scrabble & Words with friends points
- gear is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
- gear is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
- gear is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6
Definition of gear
- set the level or character of (verb)
Synonyms
- pitch
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) (noun)
Synonyms
- gear mechanism
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed (noun)
Examples
- the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Synonyms
- gearing
- geartrain
- power train
- train
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion (noun)
Synonyms
- cogwheel
- gear wheel
- geared wheel
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. (noun)
Synonyms
- appurtenance
- paraphernalia
See definition of gear in Merriam Webster