MIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MIRE 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 MIRE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MIRE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 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 MIRE
- 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 MIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An area of deep, soft mud or wet, swampy ground that is difficult to walk or drive through.
A mire forms where water collects in low ground. Over time the soil turns to thick, clinging mud that can trap feet, wheels or hooves that step into it. Crossing a mire is slow and often dangerous work.
How MIRE is used
Common in descriptions of landscape and weather, and often used figuratively for a difficult situation.
- The cart wheels sank deep into the mire after the storm.
- He lost a boot trying to cross the mire behind the barn.
- Cattle sometimes get stuck in the mire near the riverbank.
- The path turned to mire after days of heavy rain.
- She warned the children to stay away from the mire at the field's edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MIRE
The 4 tiles of MIRE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MIRE
5 longer words begin with MIRE.
Words ending in MIRE
6 words end in MIRE. Useful as a back hook: play MIRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MIRE inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain MIRE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MIRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MIRE
Common questions about MIRE
- Is MIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIRE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIRE worth?
- MIRE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIRE mean?
- An area of deep, soft mud or wet, swampy ground that is difficult to walk or drive through.
- What letters can be added to MIRE?
- MIRE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MIRE:
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