softwear

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/
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/ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/ · /ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ/ · /ˈsɑftˌwɛɹ/ · /ˈsɔf(t)ˌweː/

Definition of softwear

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Barbados, uncountable)athletic shoes, sneakers
    “I also need church shoes – size 3 or 4 – for my eight-year-old daughter [and] softwear and church clothes for a 12-year-old boy.”
    “At the time he was wearing a white T-shirt, long dress pants, and white softwear.”
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noun

  1. (Barbados, uncountable)athletic shoes, sneakers
    “I also need church shoes – size 3 or 4 – for my eight-year-old daughter [and] softwear and church clothes for a 12-year-old boy.”
    “At the time he was wearing a white T-shirt, long dress pants, and white softwear.”
  2. (alt-of, misspelling, uncountable)Misspelling of software.
    “Please can someone point me in the right direction for advice on Hardwear & softwear.”
    “and why is it in alt.2600.et al its not hardwear its not softwear its not cracks hacks or codes its not cards phreaks wearz or hz its a personallity belongs in a different catagory”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From soft + -wear.

Anagrams of softwear

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Words you can make from softwear

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7-letter words

4 words

6-letter words

21 words

5-letter words

87 words

4-letter words

87 words

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