Words Ending In IR
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 101 entries are words that end in IR. That is about 0.059% of the list. Lengths range from 3 letters (AIR, FIR and KIR) to 10 (MAIDENHAIR, QUADRUMVIR and WHEELCHAIR). By common tile values the top scorer is QUADRUMVIR (25 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 60 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 101 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.059% |
| Longest | MAIDENHAIR, QUADRUMVIR and WHEELCHAIR (10 letters) |
| Shortest | AIR, FIR and KIR and 2 more (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | QUADRUMVIR, 25 |
| No repeated letters | 60 |
Most common letter before IR
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| A | 41 |
| O | 15 |
| T | 7 |
| E | 6 |
| F | 5 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 19 leave another word when the final
IRis taken off, for exampleAMIR,BESTIR,EMIR,FAIRandGAMBIR→AM,BEST,EM,FAandGAMB. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 42 of these words.
- The average length is 6.1 letters.
- Before IR, the letter
Aappears most often (41 words).
All -IR words
3 letters 5
air fir kir mir sir
4 letters 17
amir coir emir fair hair heir keir lair mair noir pair stir thir vair wair weir whir
5 letters 18
astir chair choir deair eyrir fakir faqir flair glair kafir kefir nadir sabir speir stair tapir their vizir
6 letters 22
affair bestir coheir devoir diapir eclair elixir faquir gambir impair kaffir maftir memoir menhir midair mohair repair santir unfair unhair upstir zaffir
7 letters 12
antiair boudoir cochair corsair couloir despair duumvir funfair kashmir pissoir sautoir upstair
8 letters 15
abattoir armchair bedchair debonair decemvir grandsir longhair mouchoir overstir peignoir souvenir triumvir unrepair voussoir wirehair
9 letters 9
acyclovir antechoir crosshair disrepair highchair horsehair pushchair reservoir shorthair
10 letters 3
maidenhair quadrumvir wheelchair
Using these words
To find words ending in IR from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with IR in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???IR in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.