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WERE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for WERE.

213 total results for WERE( score: 50 )

87 results for WERE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jan 26, 202561DCommon word with or without an apostropheRich ProulxShortz
Mon Sep 23, 202455D"___ Not Gonna Take It" (Twisted Sister hit)Freddie ChengFagliano
Thu Aug 31, 202328A"___ all mad here": Cheshire catFreddie ChengShortz
Tue Dec 13, 202233D"What ___ you thinking?" (2)Julietta GervaseShortz
Tue Dec 6, 202233A"… ___ not in Kansas anymore"Ross Trudeau and Wyna LiuShortz
Mon Aug 1, 202255D"Now, where ___ we?" (2)Garrett ChalfinShortz
Sun Jul 10, 2022112D"___ saved!"Christina Iverson and Scott HoganShortz
Sun Feb 6, 202283D"___ Hiring" (business sign)Stephen McCarthyShortz
Wed Feb 2, 202265ALead-in to wolfMeredith Colton HazyShortz
Tue Nov 23, 202157D"What ___ you thinking?" (2)Eric BornsteinShortz
Fri Sep 3, 202154A"Now ___ even"Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo PascoShortz
Tue Mar 16, 202120A"Now, where ___ we?" (2)Lindsey HobbsShortz
Fri Nov 27, 202057AWord that may or may not be a contractionRobyn WeintraubShortz
Thu Aug 27, 202033D"Would that it ___"Nancy Stark and Will NedigerShortz
Fri Jul 17, 20202D"Now ___ talking!"Rich ProulxShortz
Thu Feb 27, 202030A"___ #1!" (9)Andrew Kingsley and John LiebShortz
Sun Jan 12, 202050D"___ here!" (2)Evan Mahnken and David SteinbergShortz
Fri Aug 9, 20199D"___ sorry ..." (2)John GuzzettaShortz
Sat Jun 1, 201920A"___ doomed!"Ari RichterShortz
Tue Mar 5, 201918A"___ #1!" (9)Joe DeeneyShortz
Fri Sep 7, 201840AFall Out Boy's "Sugar, ___ Goin Down"Josh KnappShortz
Fri Jun 29, 201856AContraction that's also a past-tense verbDavid SteinbergShortz
Sun May 6, 201875AExisted (4)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Sun Feb 11, 201841AAre no longerMatt GinsbergShortz
Mon Feb 5, 201834A"The Way We ___" (3)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Tue Aug 22, 201736DUsed to be (5)Timothy PolinShortz
Mon Dec 5, 201659A"As you ___" (4)Ned WhiteShortz
Fri Jul 8, 201653D"___ live!"Barry C. SilkShortz
Thu Dec 17, 20152DLived (3)David KwongShortz
Wed Sep 9, 201555D"___ #1!" (9)Michael HawkinsShortz
Wed Jun 17, 201514D"___ back" (2)Molly Young and David J. KahnShortz
Sun May 31, 201524D"___ even"Tom McCoyShortz
Thu Dec 25, 201435D"As you ___" (4)Xan VongsathornShortz
Fri May 23, 201434AExisted (4)David SteinbergShortz
Wed Apr 9, 20147D"#1" may follow itJohn E. BennettShortz
Fri Mar 14, 201452A"___ back!" (2)Alan OlschwangShortz
Thu Feb 27, 201456DUsed to be (5)Stanley NewmanShortz
Sun Oct 28, 201252D"___ #1!" (9)Michael Sharp and Caleb MadisonShortz
Sun Nov 13, 2011107D"#1" follows itJeremy Newton and Tony OrbachShortz
Sun Oct 9, 201182A"While you ___ out ... "Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Sun Jul 17, 201153DHad been (2)Daniel A. FinanShortz
Tue Apr 26, 201117A"___ pregnant!"Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Wed Feb 3, 201057A"___ #1!" (9)Kristian HouseShortz
Thu Dec 31, 200971ABe in a certain mood?Frank LongoShortz
Wed Dec 30, 200968ASee 15-AcrossAdam CohenShortz
Sun Dec 6, 200973D"___ here!" (2)Patrick BerryShortz
Mon Jun 15, 200941DSee 3-DownJohn DunnShortz
Sun May 25, 200831D"___ #1!" (9)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu Feb 7, 200824D"___ #1!" (9)Kenneth J. BernikerShortz
Tue Dec 11, 200741A1973 #1 hit "___ an American Band"Gail GrabowskiShortz
Sat Mar 31, 20072D"___ in the Money" (1933 hit)John DuschatkoShortz
Fri Aug 4, 200636AExisted (4)Manny NosowskyShortz
Mon Jan 16, 200631A"___ number one!" (stadium chant)Sarah KellerShortz
Sun Jul 17, 200589DUsed to be (5)David J. KahnShortz
Sat Sep 25, 20048DWith 50-Down, cry upon returningByron WaldenShortz
Wed May 26, 200463ALived (3)David J. KahnShortz
Sun Feb 1, 200414D"___ madly for Adlai" (1952 campaign slogan)Roy LebanShortz
Tue Jan 27, 200428A"The Way We ___" (3)Randall J. HartmanShortz
Tue Jan 13, 200458A"___ #1!" (9)M. Francis VuoloShortz
Fri Dec 26, 200355DGinger Rogers song "___ in the Money"Robert H. WolfeShortz
Sun Sep 7, 200381DAs it ___Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Wed Jun 25, 200312D"___ #1!" (9)Leonard WilliamsShortz
Tue Jan 29, 200254D"Now ___ talkin'!"Zack ButlerShortz
Wed Aug 29, 200139AAre, eventuallyJames RogersShortz
Wed Jun 20, 200166AUsed to be (5)Jay SullivanShortz
Mon May 28, 200168AUsed to be (5)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Nov 12, 2000116DNumber one starter?Joe DiPietroShortz
Fri Sep 15, 200034A"___ sorry..." (2)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Fri Sep 8, 200018A"___ Not Dressing" (Crosby comedy)Martin Ashwood-SmithShortz
Fri Dec 3, 199956D"___ No Angels"Martin Ashwood-SmithShortz
Thu Aug 5, 199915A"Where ___ you?"A. J. SantoraShortz
Tue Jun 15, 199939D"As you ___" (4)Stephanie SpadacciniShortz
Wed Mar 10, 199971A"___ No Angels" (Bogart flick)Wesley R. JohnsonShortz
Mon Nov 16, 199858D"The Way We ___" (3)Nancy Salomon and Bob FrankShortz
Wed May 6, 19985D"___ No Angels" (Bogart film)Richard HughesShortz
Tue May 20, 19976DExisted (4)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Thu May 8, 199751DGinger Rogers tune "___ in the Money"David J. KahnShortz
Sun Dec 22, 199630D"The stockings ___ hung..."F. HansenShortz
Fri Dec 13, 199610D"As you ___" (4)J. PageShortz
Sat Nov 2, 19968DWord before "#1"J. DiPietroShortz
Wed Aug 7, 199653D"___ Off to See the Wizard"B. E. QuigleyShortz
Sat Apr 27, 199649DHad beingF. HansenShortz
Sat Nov 18, 19954DLived (3)Glenton PetgraveShortz
Fri Apr 28, 19956D"If I ___..."Rich NorrisShortz
Tue Nov 15, 199447D"___ all in this together"Judith PerryShortz
Mon Sep 12, 199454DHad been (2)Sidney L. RobbinsShortz
Tue Jul 26, 199447D"___ off to see..."Joan YanofskyShortz
1 result for WERE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
May 24, 2015Diagramless15AUsed to bePaula GamacheShortz
125 results for WERE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Feb 27, 199363ASergeant's "As you ___"Bryant WhiteMaleska
Fri Jan 22, 199333A"The Way We ___"UnknownMaleska
Wed Dec 23, 199257D"The Way We ___"Harold B. CountsMaleska
Sat Jul 18, 199248AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Daniel GirardiMaleska
Sun Sep 22, 199160A"The Way We ___"Lawrence M. RheingoldMaleska
Mon Aug 26, 199160DMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Evelyn BenshoofMaleska
Sun Jul 21, 199149ALivedVirginia YatesMaleska
Fri Jun 14, 19918D"As you ___"Patterson PeppleMaleska
Wed May 8, 199151D"The Way We ___"C. McInerneyMaleska
Mon Apr 1, 199116AAs it ___ (so to speak)William S. McIlrathMaleska
Sat Mar 23, 199152D"___ No Angels," 1955 movieKenneth WitteMaleska
Thu Feb 28, 199122DExistedEli WesoffMaleska
Sun May 13, 199067A"The Way We ___"Stanley GlassMaleska
Fri May 11, 199044AExistedMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Mon Dec 11, 198960A"The Way We ___"Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Mon Sep 18, 19899DExistedAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Tue Jun 20, 198935D"The Way We ___," Streisand hitSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thu Jun 1, 198937DExistedDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Sun Sep 25, 198846D"The Way We ___," Streisand movieBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue Sep 20, 198856D"If I ___ a Rich Man"Betty JorgensenMaleska
Tue May 31, 198868A"The Way We ___"Norma SteinbergMaleska
Sun Sep 20, 198750AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"E.T.M.Maleska
Thu Apr 2, 198754DSergeant's "As you ___!"Patterson PeppleMaleska
Wed Feb 18, 198757D"___ No Angels," Bogart comedyKenneth WitteMaleska
Mon Sep 15, 198657DExistedAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Jun 8, 1986132AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Barry L. CohenMaleska
Tue Feb 18, 198667AExistedJoy L. WoukMaleska
Wed Nov 20, 198543A"___ in the Money," 1933 songWilliam JarvisMaleska
Fri Oct 25, 198536D"As you ___!"Dale O. BurgenerMaleska
Thu Aug 1, 198524AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Daniel GirardiMaleska
Thu Mar 7, 198543A"As you ___"S. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Sun Dec 23, 1984126D"The Way We ___"John M. SamsonMaleska
Wed Oct 31, 198449D"The Way We ___"AveryMaleska
Tue May 15, 198415AExistedEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Mon Dec 12, 198339D"You ___ Made for Me"John M. SamsonMaleska
Mon Oct 17, 198312DAs it ___Arthur W. PalmerMaleska
Wed Sep 14, 198357A"The Way We ___"Dorothy SmitonickMaleska
Thu Jul 28, 198319ANCO's "As you ___!"Joy L. WoukMaleska
Fri Feb 25, 198369A"The Way We ___"William LutwiniakMaleska
Sat Aug 28, 198226DExistedWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Tue Mar 2, 198219AN.C.O.'s "As you ___!"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Thu Jan 28, 198262AExistedWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Tue May 19, 198168A___ Here, schooner in "Captains Courageous"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Sat Jan 31, 198153D"The Way We ___"William LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Dec 31, 198061A"The Way We ___"Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Wed Sep 24, 198016AMilne's "When We ___ Very Young"Kathryn RighterMaleska
Mon Mar 10, 198059A"Those ___ the days"Grace FabbroniMaleska
Fri Oct 26, 197957D"The Way We ___"Morton BraunMaleska
Sat Aug 25, 197923D"The Way We ___"Fred KellerMaleska
Sun Jul 31, 197745D"The Way We ___"Tom MixonMaleska
Sat Jun 4, 197712D"Those ___ the days"William LutwiniakMaleska
Sun May 1, 197762D"The Way We ___"Elaine D. SchorrMaleska
Tue Jun 1, 197652DCommon verbHammondWeng
Sun Feb 22, 197688DCommon verbTap OsbornWeng
Wed Feb 18, 197632DAs it ___ (so to speak)Evelyn B. RosenthalWeng
Thu Nov 27, 197545DCommon verbDorothy CannanWeng
Tue Jul 8, 197518A"As you ___!"Mary DormanWeng
Tue Dec 3, 19743D"If I ___ king"James A. BrusselWeng
Sun May 26, 197481D"___ in the Money"Olga KowalsWeng
Sun Nov 18, 1973105A"As you ___"Eugene T. MaleskaWeng
Thu Oct 11, 19737DPart of to beUnknownWeng
Thu Sep 27, 197363AExistedUnknownWeng
Mon Jun 25, 197334DCommon verbUnknownWeng
Wed Oct 25, 197251DCommon verbUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 14, 197190A"___ in the Money"Thomas SheehanWeng
Sun Sep 12, 1971129D"As you ___"Guido N. ScaratoWeng
Tue Sep 30, 196954DAs it ___.UnknownWeng
Sat Jul 19, 196951DLived.UnknownWeng
Sun Apr 27, 196930D"If I ___ king"A. J. SantoraWeng
Tue Aug 20, 196868AExisted.UnknownFarrar
Fri Feb 23, 196844AContinued to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Oct 28, 196754D"___ poor little lambs ... "UnknownFarrar
Sat Aug 12, 196713DAs it ___.Arthur SchulmanFarrar
Mon Sep 12, 196621AUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 11, 196619DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sat Apr 30, 196659DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 29, 196633AAs it ___.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 23, 196510DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Thu Feb 18, 196565A"___ off to see the Wizard ... "UnknownFarrar
Thu Jan 21, 196553DAs it ___.UnknownFarrar
Fri Aug 14, 196437D"If I ___ King."UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 3, 196412D"___ off to see the Wizard ... "UnknownFarrar
Wed Jul 29, 196419APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 11, 196468ASubjective verb.UnknownFarrar
Fri May 17, 196328A"As you ___!"UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 5, 196213DLived.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 23, 196213DNo longer are.UnknownFarrar
Mon Oct 31, 196018DAuxiliary verb.UnknownFarrar
Mon Feb 29, 196057DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Wed Dec 23, 195953DCommon verb.UnknownFarrar
Mon Sep 7, 195934DExisted.Harold T. BersFarrar
Tue Dec 9, 195824DExisted.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Fri Nov 21, 19589D"If I ___ King."Harold T. BersFarrar
Sat Feb 15, 195831DCommon verbal contraction.J. F. KellyFarrar
Thu Nov 7, 195731DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 7, 195738A"If I ___ you ... "A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Sun Jan 13, 195732ACommon verb.Paula BauersmithFarrar
Mon Oct 29, 195658AExisted in the past.Helen FasuloFarrar
Fri Oct 5, 195622AAs you ___!Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Apr 15, 195690DPart of "to be."Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Thu Apr 12, 195659DVerb in past tense.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Tue Feb 14, 195647DUsed to be.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 27, 195572DCommon verb.Marjorie M. ConnellyFarrar
Sun Aug 21, 1955133AExisted.Sidney LambertFarrar
Thu Aug 11, 195556DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jan 31, 195555AExisted.Sidney LambertFarrar
Mon Jan 3, 195567ACommon verbal contraction.Fred C. JaschobFarrar
Sun Aug 23, 1953156ACommon verb.Albert CarrollFarrar
Fri Apr 24, 195351AAuxiliary verb.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Tue Feb 24, 195356D"As you ___."Roberta MorseFarrar
Wed Nov 19, 195253APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 28, 195257AHave been.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jun 12, 195263APart of "to be."UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 10, 195254A"As you ___."UnknownFarrar
Mon Nov 19, 195162A"As you ___."UnknownFarrar
Fri Jul 6, 195146A"If I ___ King."UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 13, 195152DAs you ___.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 18, 1951123DExisted.Louis BaronFarrar
Sat Nov 11, 195055DExisted.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jul 3, 1949117A"When We ___ Very Young."—Milne.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Nov 2, 1947122AExisted.Louise RabbFarrar
Sun Aug 26, 19459DExisted.Elizabeth PattersonFarrar
Sun Jan 28, 19455DAs you ___.Harriot CookeFarrar
Sun Jun 18, 194437AHad being.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun Jul 11, 194370DExisted.Archie S. KreilingFarrar
Anagrams:EREW, EWRE, REWE, WREE, WEER, EWER
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