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Is afire a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word afire is a Scrabble US word. The word afire is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1F4I1R1E1

Is afire a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word afire is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1F4I1R1E1

Is afire a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word afire is a Words With Friends word. The word afire is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

AFIRE,FERIA,

4-letter words (10 found)

FAIR,FARE,FEAR,FIAR,FIER,FIRE,FRAE,REFI,REIF,RIFE,

3-letter words (18 found)

AIR,ARE,ARF,EAR,ERA,ERF,FAE,FAR,FER,FIE,FIR,FRA,IRE,RAI,REF,REI,RIA,RIF,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AI,AR,EA,EF,ER,FA,FE,IF,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 41 words from afire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of afire

afire

English

Etymology

13thc., from Middle English afire, equivalent to a- (“on”) +‎ fire. Figurative usage from late 14thc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈfaɪɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Adverb

afire (comparative more afire, superlative most afire)

  1. On fire (often metaphorically).

Adjective

afire (comparative more afire, superlative most afire)

  1. On fire (often metaphorically).

Quotations

  • 1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh, New York: C.S. Francis & Co., 1857, Seventh Book, p. 275[1]:
    […] Earth’s crammed with heaven, / And every common bush afire with God:
  • 1931, Nacio Herb Brown and Gordon Clifford, “Paradise” (song first sung by Pola Negri and later covered by Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra):
    Her eyes afire / With one desire. / Then a heavenly kiss: / Could I resist?

Synonyms

  • ablaze
  • aflame

Derived terms

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Anagrams

  • Arfie, Feria, Freia, faire, feria, rafie

Galician

Verb

afire

  1. inflection of aferir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org