Scrabble & Words with friends points
- dire is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
- dire is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
- dire is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5
Definition of dire
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless (adjective)
Examples
- a dire emergency
Synonyms
- desperate
- causing fear or dread or terror (adjective)
Examples
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
Synonyms
- awful
- direful
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightening
- horrendous
- horrific
- terrible
See definition of dire in Merriam Webster