FIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIRE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIRE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 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 FIRE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 FIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The rapid chemical reaction of a substance with oxygen that produces heat, light, and flame.
Fire spreads by consuming fuel and releasing energy as heat and light, often leaving ash or smoke behind. People have relied on fire for warmth, cooking, and light for thousands of years.
How FIRE is used
Can refer to a controlled flame, such as in a hearth, or to an uncontrolled blaze.
- They gathered wood to build a fire for the night.
- The fire spread quickly through the dry grass.
- The old fire crackled softly in the hearth.
- Sparks from the fire drifted into the night sky.
- She warmed her hands by the fire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FIRE
The 4 tiles of FIRE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with FIRE
Showing 24 of 160 words that begin with FIRE.
Words ending in FIRE
Showing 24 of 33 words that end in FIRE. Useful as a back hook: play FIRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FIRE inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain FIRE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FIRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FIRE
Common questions about FIRE
- Is FIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIRE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIRE worth?
- FIRE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIRE mean?
- The rapid chemical reaction of a substance with oxygen that produces heat, light, and flame.
- What letters can be added to FIRE?
- FIRE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FIRE:
Open FIRE in the Word Finder