Is DIRE a word?
DIRE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 7 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DIRE is a valid word.
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What does dire mean?
adjective: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.
“a desperate illness”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DIRE: word details
- Pronunciation: DEYER (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 5 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 5 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of dire.
Frequently asked questions
What does DIRE mean?
DIRE is a adjective. It means: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.
Is DIRE a valid word?
Yes, DIRE is a valid word. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.