hire: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of hire
noun
- countable
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
Example: We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
- uncountable
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
Example: When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
- uncountable
Payment for the temporary use of something.
Example: The sign offered pedalos on hire.
- obsolete, uncountable
Reward.
Listed forms: hires.
Source: Wiktionary — hire.
verb
- Australia, UK, transitive
To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
Example: We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.
- UK, transitive
To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
- transitive
To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
Example: The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.
- transitive
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
Example: They hired themselves out as day laborers. They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.
Listed forms: hires, hiring, hired.
Source: Wiktionary — hire.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
engage or hire for work
verb
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
verb
engage for service under a term of contract
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hire
H(4) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 7 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 hire
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from hire
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hire. Showing up to 24, longest first.