cheer
VERBNOUN
/tʃir/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
cheer is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3H4E1E1R1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does cheer mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful.
“She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee”
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2
Become cheerful.
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3
Give encouragement to.
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4
Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.
“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
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5
Show approval or good wishes by shouting.
“everybody cheered the birthday boy”
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom.
“flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room”
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2
A cry or shout of approval.
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Anagrams of cheer
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