DIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIRE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIRE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
direrChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DIRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about DIRE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 DIRE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely serious, urgent, or dreadful, especially describing a bad situation or its consequences.
Something dire is not just bad but alarmingly so, whether a dire warning or a dire shortage of food. A situation is often described as absolutely dire when it demands immediate attention.
How DIRE is used
Common in both spoken and written English when describing serious problems.
- The drought left the region in dire need of water.
- Experts issued a dire warning about the coming storm.
- Without help soon, their situation would become dire.
- The report painted a dire picture of the local economy.
- He described the hospital's staff shortage as absolutely dire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DIRE
The 4 tiles of DIRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DIRE
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with DIRE.
Words ending in DIRE
1 words end in DIRE. Useful as a back hook: play DIRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DIRE inside
Showing 24 of 46 words that contain DIRE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DIRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRE
Common questions about DIRE
- Is DIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRE worth?
- DIRE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIRE mean?
- Extremely serious, urgent, or dreadful, especially describing a bad situation or its consequences.
- What letters can be added to DIRE?
- DIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DIRE:
Open DIRE in the Word Finder