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DIRE
Scrabble Validity
Valid UK Scrabble Word
Confirmed in SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble).
Dictionary memberships:
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US) — US Scrabble validity
- ENABLE (Words with Friends) — Words With Friends validity
- SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble) — UK Scrabble validity
Tile Values
D
2
I
1
R
1
E
1
Σ
5
Definitions
Adjective
- causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word DIRE
Yes, DIRE is valid for UK Scrabble according to SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble). If you play it, you can score 5 points in Scrabble.
DIRE is a 4-letter word. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.