FIRE — 4 letter word
fire
The word fire has 4 letters: F, I, R, E. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Fire has 2 anagrams: reif, rife. As a noun, it means "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy".
4 letter word "fire": F I R E — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of fire
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of fire
noun
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes" Synonyms: firing
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning "they sat by the fire and talked"
- intense adverse criticism "The president directed their fire at the opposition." Synonyms: blast
- the event of something burning (often destructive) "they lost everything in the fire"
- a severe trial "I went through fire to get you this gift."
- feelings of great warmth and intensity Synonyms: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" Synonyms: flaming, flame
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking "put the kettle on the fire"
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) Synonyms: air
verb
- bake in a kiln so as to harden "fire pottery"
- destroy by fire Synonyms: burn
- cause to go off "fire a gun" Synonyms: discharge
- go off or discharge "The gun fired" Synonyms: discharge
- start firing a weapon Synonyms: open fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Synonyms: raise
- drive out or away by or as if by fire "The soldiers were fired"
- provide with fuel "Oil fires the furnace" Synonyms: fuel
- terminate the employment of Synonyms: force out