Definition of pare

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• pare is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• pare is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• pare is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of pare

• decrease gradually or bit by bit (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pare down
• strip the skin off (verb)

  Examples

  1. pare apples

  Synonyms

  1. peel
  2. skin
• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size (verb)

  Examples

  1. pare one's fingernails

  Synonyms

  1. trim
• cut small bits or pare shavings from (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. whittle

See definition of pare in Merriam Webster