With IRE
13 words · highest scoring is fired at 9 points
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About 5 Letter Words With IRE
There are 13 five letter words containing IRE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is fired at 9 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 13 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AFIRE, HIRED, SPIRE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With IRE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With IRE
- fired9
- hired9
- wired9
- afire8
- fires8
- hires8
- shire8
- wires8
Common 5 Letter Words With IRE
- afire8
- aired6
- fires8
- hired9
- shire8
- spire7
- tired6
- wired9
5 Letter Words With IRE Defined
- afireAdjective · 8 points
- on fire; burning
- firedVerb · 9 points
- discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile)
- hiredAdjective · 9 points
- employed for a short time to do a particular job
- shireNoun · 8 points
- a county, especially in England
- spireNoun · 7 points
- a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower
- tiresVerb · 5 points
- feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep
5 Letter Words With IRE: Questions
How many five letter words containing IRE are there?
There are 13 five letter words containing IRE in our dictionary, and 13 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing IRE?
FIRED is the highest scoring option at 9 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing IRE?
AFIRE, HIRED, SPIRE are among the most familiar five letter words containing IRE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing IRE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.