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Yes, arrear is playable

...and is worth 6 points.

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"Arrear" Definition

noun

Unpaid debt.
Source: Wiktionary
Work to be done, obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
The state of being behind in the discharge of obligations.
An unfinished duty.
An unpaid and overdue debt.

adverb

Behind time; overdue. [15th-19th c.].
Source: Wiktionary
Towards the rear, backwards. [14th-16th c.].
Source: Wiktionary

See arrears.

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