Words Ending -ARD

165 total entries across 2 section(s)

Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.

7-Letter Words Ending with -ARD (69 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	AIRWARD	—	[b.] · toward the sky
—	AWKWARD	—	[a. -WARDER, -WARDEST] · lacking skill, dexterity, or grace
—	BASTARD	SY	[n. -S] · an illegitimate child
—	BEDWARD	S	[b.] · toward bed / [x] { bedward bedwards }
—	BEEYARD	S	[n. -S] · an apiary
—	BOLLARD	S	[n. -S] · a thick post on a ship or wharf
—	BOMBARD	ES	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to bomb / [x] { bomb bombard § bombards bombs § bomb bombard bombarded bombarding bombards bombed bombing bombs § bombable bombed }
—	BUSTARD	S	[n. -S] · a game bird
—	BUZZARD	S	[n. -S] · a large bird of prey
—	COLLARD	S	[n. -S] · a variety of kale
—	COSTARD	S	[n. -S] · a large cooking apple
—	CUSTARD	SY	[n. -S] · a thick, soft dessert
—	DASTARD	S	[n. -S] · a base coward
—	DEBEARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove filaments from a mussel
—	DEBOARD	S	† [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to exit a form of transportation such as a boat
—	DIEHARD	S	[n. -S] · a stubborn person
—	DISCARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw away
—	DULLARD	S	[n. -S] · a dolt
—	FORWARD	S	[a. -WARDER°, -WARDEST] · being at or near a point in advance / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to help onward
—	FOULARD	S	[n. -S] · a soft fabric
—	FROWARD	—	[a.] · willfully contrary
—	GABBARD	S	[n. -S] · a barge / [x] { gabbard gabbart § gabbards gabbarts }
—	GIZZARD	S	[n. -S] · a digestive organ
—	GODWARD	S	[b.] · toward God / [x] { godward godwards }
—	GOLIARD	S	[n. -S] · a wandering student
—	GUISARD	S	[n. -S] · a masker
—	GURNARD	S	[n. -S] · a marine fish
—	HAGGARD	S	[n. -S] · an adult hawk
—	HALYARD	S	[n. -S] · a line used to hoist a sail / [x] { halliard halyard haulyard § halliards halyards haulyards }
—	HAYWARD	S	[n. -S] · an officer who tends cattle
—	INBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a type of boat motor
—	JEOPARD	SY	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to imperil
—	KEYCARD	S	[n. -S] · a coded card for operating a device
—	LAGGARD	S	[n. -S] · one that lags / [x] { laggard lagger § laggards laggers }
—	LANIARD	S	[n. -S] · lanyard / [x] { laniard lanyard § laniards lanyards }
—	LANYARD	S	[n. -S] · a fastening rope on a ship / [x] { laniard lanyard § laniards lanyards }
—	LEEWARD	S	[n. -S] · the direction toward which the wind is blowing
—	LEOPARD	S	[n. -S] · a large, carnivorous feline mammal / [x] { leopard pard § leopards pards }
—	LEOTARD	S	[n. -S] · a close-fitting~ garment
—	MALLARD	S	[n. -S] · a wild duck
—	MANSARD	S	[n. -S] · a type of roof
—	MANWARD	S	[b.] · toward man / [x] { manward manwards }
—	MAZZARD	S	[n. -S] · a wild cherry
—	MUSTARD	SY	[n. -S] · a pungent seasoning
—	NIGGARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act stingily
—	ONBOARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · carried aboard a vehicle
—	ORCHARD	S	[n. -S] · an area for the cultivation of fruit trees
—	OUTWARD	S	[b.] · toward the outside / [x] { outward outwards § outward outwards }
—	PLACARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to publicize by means of posters
—	POCHARD	S	[n. -S] · a sea duck
—	POLLARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cut the top branches of a tree back to the trunk
—	PONIARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to stab with a dagger
—	POULARD	ES	[n. -S] · a spayed hen / [x] { poulard poularde § poulardes poulards }
P	REBOARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to board again +
—	REHEARD	—	< REHEAR, [v. -HEARD, -HEARING°, -HEARS] · to hear again +
—	REYNARD	S	[n. -S] · a fox
—	SAGGARD	S	[n. -S] · a saggar / [x] { saggar saggard sagger seggar § saggards saggars saggers seggars § saggared saggaring saggars saggered saggering saggers }
—	SEAWARD	S	[n. -S] · the direction toward the open sea / [x] { seaward seawards § seaward seawards }
—	SKYWARD	S	[b.] · toward the sky / [x] { skyward skywards § skyward skywards }
—	STEWARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to manage
—	SUNWARD	S	[b.] · toward the sun / [x] { sunward sunwards }
—	TANKARD	S	[n. -S] · a tall drinking vessel
—	TANYARD	S	[n. -S] · the section of a tannery containing the vats
—	UNGUARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to leave unprotected
—	UNHEARD	—	[a.] · being not heard +
—	UNITARD	S	[n. -S] · a leotard that also covers the legs
—	UPHOARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to hoard up
—	VANWARD	—	[b.] · toward the front
—	WAYWARD	—	[a.] · willful

8-Letter Words Ending with -ARD (96 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	ARMGUARD	S	[n. -S] · a covering to protect the arm
—	BACKWARD	S	[b.] · toward the back / [x] { backward backwards § backward backwards § backward backwards }
—	BACKYARD	S	[n. -S] · an area at the rear of a house
—	BALLYARD	S	[n. -S] · a ballpark
—	BANKCARD	S	[n. -S] · a credit card issued by a bank
—	BARNYARD	S	[n. -S] · a yard near a barn
—	BECOWARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to accuse of cowardice
—	BEDBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a board placed between a mattress and a bedspring
—	BILLIARD	S	[n. -S] · a carom shot in billiards
—	BLINKARD	S	[n. -S] · one who habitually blinks
—	BLIZZARD	SY	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to snow very heavily (=blizzarded blizzarding)
—	BLOWHARD	S	[n. -S] · a braggart
—	BOATYARD	S	[n. -S] · a marina
—	BONEYARD	S	[n. -S] · a junkyard
—	BOXBOARD	S	[n. -S] · stiff paperboard
—	BRASSARD	S	[n. -S] · an insignia / [x] { brassard brassart § brassards brassarts }
—	CHRESARD	S	[n. -S] · the available water of the soil
—	CITYWARD	—	[b.] · toward the city
—	CLOCHARD	S	[n. -S] · a vagrant
—	COALYARD	S	[n. -S] · a yard for storing coal
—	CUPBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a cabinet
—	DEERYARD	S	[n. -S] · an area where deer herd in winter
—	DOCKYARD	S	[n. -S] · a shipyard
—	DOORYARD	S	[n. -S] · a yard in front of a house
—	DOWNWARD	S	[b.] · from a higher to a lower place / [x] { adown downward downwards }
—	DRUNKARD	S	[n. -S] · one who is habitually drunk
—	EASTWARD	S	[n. -S] · a direction toward the east / [x] { eastward eastwards }
—	FARMYARD	S	[n. -S] · an area surrounded by farm buildings
—	FEEDYARD	S	[n. -S] · a feedlot
—	FILMCARD	S	[n. -S] · a fiche «a sheet of microfilm»
—	FLANCARD	S	[n. -S] · a piece of armor for the side of a horse
—	FOREYARD	S	[n. -S] · the lowest yard on a foremast
—	GALLIARD	S	[n. -S] · a lively dance
—	GARBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a plank on a ship's bottom
—	GOALWARD	—	[b.] · toward a goal
—	HALLIARD	S	[n. -S] · halyard «a line used to hoist a sail» / [x] { halliard halyard haulyard § halliards halyards haulyards }
—	HAULYARD	S	[n. -S] · halyard «a line used to hoist a sail» / [x] { halliard halyard haulyard § halliards halyards haulyards }
—	HEADWARD	S	[b.] · toward the head / [x] { headward headwards }
—	HELLWARD	—	[b.] · toward hell»
—	HOMEWARD	S	[b.] · toward home
—	JACQUARD	S	[n. -S] · a fabric of intricate weave
—	JUNKYARD	S	[n. -S] · a place where junk is stored
—	KAILYARD	S	[n. -S] · kaleyard «a kitchen garden» / [x] { kailyard kaleyard § kailyards kaleyards }
—	KALEYARD	S	[n. -S] · a kitchen garden / [x] { kailyard kaleyard § kailyards kaleyards }
—	KEYBOARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to operate a machine by means of a keyset
—	LAKEWARD	S	[a.] · facing a lake / [x] { lakeward lakewards § lakeward lakewards }
—	LANDWARD	S	[b.] · toward the land
C	LAPBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a flat board used as a table or desk
—	LARBOARD	S	[n. -S] · the left-hand~ side of a ship
—	LEEBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a board attached to a sailing vessel to prevent leeway
—	LEFTWARD	S	[b.] · toward the left / [x] { leftward leftwards }
—	MILLIARD	S	[n. -S] · a billion
—	MISAWARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to award wrongly
—	MISHEARD	—	< MISHEAR, [v. -HEARD, -HEARING, -HEARS] · to hear incorrectly
—	MOONWARD	S	[b.] · toward the moon / [x] { moonward moonwards }
—	MOPBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a board at the base of a wall
—	MUDGUARD	S	[n. -S] · a fender
—	NOTECARD	S	[n. -S] · a card used for sending short messages
—	OUTBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a type of motor
—	OUTHEARD	—	< OUTHEAR, [v. -HEARD, -HEARING, -HEARS] · to surpass in hearing
—	OVERHARD	—	[a.] · too hard
—	PAILLARD	S	[n. -S] · a slice of meat pounded thin and grilled
—	PEGBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a board with holes for pegs
—	PILCHARD	S	[n. -S] · a small marine fish
—	POLEWARD	—	[b.] · in the direction of either extremity of the earth's axis
—	POSTCARD	S	[n. -S] · a card for use in the mail
—	POTSHARD	S	[n. -S] · potsherd «a fragment of broken pottery» / [x] { potshard potsherd shaird shard sherd § potshards potsherds shairds shards sherds § shards }
—	PREBOARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to board before the regular time
—	RAILCARD	S	[n. -S] · a card that allows buying railroad tickets at a lower price
—	REARWARD	S	[n. -S] · the rearmost division of an army / [x] { rearward rereward § rearwards rerewards § rearwards § rearwards }
—	REREWARD	S	[n. -S] · rearward / [x] { rearward rereward § rearwards rerewards § rearwards § rearwards }
—	RUBBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a corrugated rectangular board used as a percussion instrument
—	SCABBARD	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put into a sheath, as a sword
—	SEABOARD	S	[n. -S] · the seacoast
—	SELFWARD	S	[b.] · toward oneself
—	SEMIHARD	—	[a.] · moderately hard
—	SHIPYARD	S	[n. -S] · a place where ships are built or repaired
—	SIDEWARD	S	[b.] · toward one side / [x] { sideward sidewards sideway sideways sidewise }
—	SKYBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a board with foot bindings that is used for skysurfing
—	SLUGGARD	S	[n. -S] · an habitually lazy person
—	STAGGARD	S	[n. -S] · a full-grown~ male red deer / [x] { staggard staggart § staggards staggarts }
—	STANDARD	S	[n. -S] · an established measure of comparison
—	STINKARD	S	[n. -S] · a despicable person
—	TAGBOARD	S	[n. -S] · a material for making shipping tags
—	TEABOARD	S	[n. -S] · a tray for serving tea
—	TILTYARD	S	[n. -S] · an area for jousting contests
—	TIMECARD	S	[n. -S] · a card for recording an employee's times of arrival and departure
—	TOWNWARD	—	[b.] · toward the town
—	UNTOWARD	—	[a.] · unruly
—	VANGUARD	S	[n. -S] · the forefront of a movement
—	VINEYARD	S	[n. -S] · an area planted with grapevines
—	WESTWARD	S	[n. -S] · a direction toward the west / [x] { westward westwards }
—	WILDCARD	S	[n. -S] · a symbol used in a database search to represent unspecified characters
—	WILLYARD	—	[a.] · willful / [x] { wilful willful willyard willyart § wilfully willfully }
—	WINDWARD	S	[n. -S] · the direction from which the wind blows / [x] { windward windwards }
—	WOODYARD	S	[n. -S] · a yard where wood is chopped or stored