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afire

/əˈfaɪə(ɹ)/•adjective

Afire is also used as adjective, with meanings including lighted up by or as by fire or flame.

1 meaning5 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IRE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “AFIRE” Mean?

/əˈfaɪə(ɹ)/

afire has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”

“even the car's tires were aflame”

“a night aflare with fireworks”

“candles alight on the tables”

Synonyms

ablaze aflame aflare alight

Synonyms for AFIRE

ablaze aflame aflare alight

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word afire with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, F, I, R, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for afire.

AFIRE is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with A and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 60%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using afire in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

AFIRE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

AFIRE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

AFIRE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

AFIRE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside afire.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

VCVCV

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

AF, FI, IR, RE

Trigrams

AFI, FIR, IRE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for afire.

AFIRE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.