sir: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of sir
noun
A man of a higher rank or position.
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position to a knight or other low member of the peerage.
Example: Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.
A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position to a superior military officer.
Example: Sir, yes sir.
Listed forms: sirs, saar.
Source: Wiktionary — sir.
verb
- informal, transitive
To address another individual using "sir".
Example: Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
Listed forms: sirs, sirring, sirred, saar.
Source: Wiktionary — sir.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is sir in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sir
S(1) + I(1) + R(1) = 3 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 sir
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sir
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sir. Showing up to 24, longest first.