Words · Less common
haar
/hɑɹ/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters
haar is in Nectary’s accepted word list, but we don’t have a definition for it yet.
Word history
Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”). Perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch hare (“cold wind”) or a related Low German word; compare Dutch harig (“windy; foggy, misty”), Saterland Frisian harig (“misty”). Alternatively, perhaps simply a northern English or Scottish variant of hoar, or a borrowing of Old Norse hárr (“hoary”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 70: the largest list we accept, where the rarer words live.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 4 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word Words found only in the largest list score as bonus words rather than daily answers.