Shire
/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Shire
noun
- Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
"Yorkshire is the largest shire in England."
- The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.
"When are you coming back to the shire?"
- A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- A shire horse.
verb
- To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.
"County Longford was shired in 1586"
Anagrams of Shire
Letter Values
s1
h4
i1
r1
e1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Shire
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Shire"
Shire is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shire" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Shire" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shire" is a low-scoring word.