Dictionary

Lire

l ₁i ₁r ₁e ₁

About 1 syllable

4 letters · Less common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does lire mean?

We don’t have a definition for lire yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is LIRE a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is LIRE worth?

Scrabble

4 pts

l ₁i ₁r ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

5 pts

l ₂i ₁r ₁e ₁

Wordfeud

4 pts

l ₁i ₁r ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

5 pts

l ₂i ₁r ₁e ₁

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

Words from the letters in LIRE

Anagrams 4

leir lier riel rile

Best shorter words top 8 of 8

ire 3 lei 3 lie 3 rei 3 el 2 er 2 li 2 re 2

See all 8 words made from LIRE

Words that end like LIRE

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

fire wire dire hire tire mire sire ire shire spire desire entire admire empire expire retire satire inspire aspire attire umpire bonfire gunfire haywire

All words ending in -IRE

Lire: quick answers

Is LIRE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. LIRE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.

How many points is LIRE worth?

LIRE scores 4 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 4 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in LIRE?

You can make 8 shorter words from LIRE, such as IRE, LEI, LIE, REI. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of LIRE?

LIRE rearranges into LEIR, LIER, RIEL, RILE.