What does MIRE mean?

MIRE is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/maɪr/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Uncommon

Meaning

noun

  1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  2. deep soft mud in water or slush“they waded through the slop”
  3. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from“the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president”

verb

  1. entrap“Our people should not be mired in the past”
  2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire“The mud mired our cart”
  3. be unable to move further“The car bogged down in the sand”
  4. soil with mud, muck, or mire“The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

mires7miring9

Anagrams of MIRE

emir6 rime6

Words inside MIRE

10 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ire3 mir5 rei3 rem5 rim5 em4 er2 me4 mi4 re2

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Questions

Is MIRE a Scrabble word?

MIRE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MIRE worth?

MIRE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MIRE?

10 other words, including ME, RE, EM and MI.