What does CHEER mean?

Pronunciation
/tʃɪr/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. give encouragement to
  2. show approval or good wishes by shouting“everybody cheered the birthday boy”
  3. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful“She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee”
  4. become cheerful
  5. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”

noun

  1. a cry or shout of approval
  2. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom“flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

cheers11cheered13

Anagrams of CHEER

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CHEER

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

cere6eche9here7 cee5ere3her6rec5ree3eh5er2he5 re2

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Questions

Is CHEER a valid word in word games?

CHEER is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CHEER worth?

CHEER is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CHEER?

12 other words, including HE, HER, HERE and RE.