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Hires

h 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of hire

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does hires mean?

noun

  1. a newly hired employee

    “the new hires need special training”

  2. the act of hiring something or someone

    “he signed up for a week's car hire”

verb

  1. engage or hire for work

    “They hired two new secretaries in the department”

    Synonymsengageemploy

  2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

    Synonymsrentcharterlease

  3. engage for service under a term of contract

    “We took an apartment on a quiet street”

    Synonymsleaserentcharterengagetake

Definitions shown for hire, the base form of hires.

Is HIRES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is HIRES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
h 3i 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
h 3i 1r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HIRES

Anagrams 4

heirsrhiesshiershire

Hooks for HIRES

Add one letter to the front or back of HIRES to make another word.

Front hooks

shires

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HIRES

Common words that share the ending -IRES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

firestireswiresmiressiresspiresdesiresexpiresretiresinspiresadmiresaspiresattiresempiressatiresumpiresbonfiresvampiresbackfiresconspiresperspiresquagmireswildfirestranspires
All words ending in -IRES

Hires: quick answers

Is HIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HIRES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HIRES worth?
HIRES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hires mean?
hires is the plural and third-person singular form of hire, which means “a newly hired employee”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HIRES?
You can make 39 shorter words from HIRES, such as EISH, HEIR, HERS, HIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HIRES?
HIRES rearranges into HEIRS, RHIES, SHIER, SHIRE.