Scrabble & Words with friends points
- mire is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- mire is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- mire is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7
Definition of mire
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun)
Synonyms
- morass
- quag
- quagmire
- slack
- be unable to move further (verb)
Synonyms
- bog down
- get stuck
- grind to a halt
- soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb)
Synonyms
- muck
- muck up
- mud
- entrap (verb)
Examples
- Our people should not be mired in the past
Synonyms
- entangle
- deep soft mud in water or slush (noun)
Synonyms
- slop
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb)
Examples
- The mud mired our cart
Synonyms
- bog down
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from (noun)
Examples
- the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
- caught in the mire of poverty
See definition of mire in Merriam Webster