schmear
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
Definition of schmear
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A spread that goes on a bagel.
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noun
- A spread that goes on a bagel.
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A batch of things that go together.
“So you can buy a la carte programming, or you can buy the whole schmear.”
- An aggregate.
verb
- To spread something, often a bagel spread.
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(slang, transitive)To bribe.
“"What happened?" "Nothing." "How could nothing happen if you're not with her? Listen, did you grease that d.j.?" "No." "You didn't schmear him? You think the world owes you a living?"”
“[…] I slipped the guy a hundred dollars." "You had to schmear him to sell you a patch?"”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שמיר (shmir, “smear, spread”); compare German schmieren. Doublet of smear, smearcase. By surface analysis, schm- + smear. The sense “bribe” is from Yiddish שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, to bribe”), senses found also in German schmieren. The implication is that a bribe helps “lubricate” an interaction.
Words you can make from schmear
185 playable · top: MACHERS (14 pts)
Best play machers 14 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
49 words- CHAMS 12 pts
- CHARM 12 pts
- CHASM 12 pts
- CHEMS 12 pts
- MACHE 12 pts
- MACHS 12 pts
- MARCH 12 pts
- MECHS 12 pts
- MERCH 12 pts
- ACHES 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHARS 10 pts
- CHASE 10 pts
- CRASH 10 pts
- HAEMS 10 pts
- HAMES 10 pts
- HAREM 10 pts
- HARMS 10 pts
- HERMA 10 pts
- HERMS 10 pts
- MARSH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- SHAME 10 pts
- ACMES 9 pts
- CAMES 9 pts
- CRAMS 9 pts
- CREAM 9 pts
- MACER 9 pts
- MACES 9 pts
- MARCS 9 pts
- MERCS 9 pts
- SCRAM 9 pts
- HARES 8 pts
- HEARS 8 pts
- RHEAS 8 pts
- SHARE 8 pts
- SHEAR 8 pts
- ACRES 7 pts
- CARES 7 pts
- CARSE 7 pts
- ESCAR 7 pts
- MARES 7 pts
- MARSE 7 pts
- MASER 7 pts
- RACES 7 pts
- REAMS 7 pts
- SCARE 7 pts
- SERAC 7 pts
- SMEAR 7 pts
4-letter words
62 words- CHAM 11 pts
- CHEM 11 pts
- MACH 11 pts
- MECH 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- AHEM 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CASH 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HAMS 9 pts
- HARM 9 pts
- HEMS 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- MASH 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- SHAM 9 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMS 8 pts
- CRAM 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- MACS 8 pts
- MARC 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- SCAM 8 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- RASH 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- ARMS 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MARS 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RAMS 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SCAR 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- HAM 8 pts
- HEM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- CAM 7 pts
- MAC 7 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
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