CIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIRE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about CIRE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fabric finished with a smooth, glossy, waxed surface produced by heat and pressure.
Cire describes both the shiny waxed finishing process applied to fabrics such as satin or taffeta and the resulting glossy material itself, which reflects light like polished wax. Designers use cire fabrics for their striking sheen in evening wear and accessories.
How CIRE is used
A specialist term from textiles and fashion, borrowed from French; rarely used outside descriptions of fabric finishes.
- The designer chose a black cire fabric for the evening gown.
- Cire satin catches the light with an almost metallic sheen.
- The raincoat had a cire finish that made it look wet and glossy.
- She admired how the cire fabric shimmered under the stage lights.
- Manufacturers apply heat and wax to give the cloth its cire surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CIRE
The 4 tiles of CIRE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with CIRE
1 longer words begin with CIRE.
Words ending in CIRE
1 words end in CIRE. Useful as a back hook: play CIRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CIRE inside
2 words contain CIRE in the middle. Words that start with CIRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRE
Common questions about CIRE
- Is CIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRE worth?
- CIRE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRE mean?
- A fabric finished with a smooth, glossy, waxed surface produced by heat and pressure.
- What letters can be added to CIRE?
- CIRE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CIRE:
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