fired: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with F · ends with D
Meaning of fired
adj
dismissed, terminated from employment.
Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
Source: Wiktionary — fired.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of fire
Base or related entry: fire.
Source: Wiktionary — fired.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for fired.
adjective
having lost your job
- discharged
- dismissed
- laid-off
- pink-slipped
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fired in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fired
F(4) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) + D(2) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of fired
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from fired
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fired. Showing up to 24, longest first.