wire: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of wire
noun
- uncountable
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- countable, uncountable
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- countable, uncountable
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
Example: That wire powers the lamp.
- countable, uncountable
A fence made of usually barbed wire.
Listed forms: wires.
Source: Wiktionary — wire.
verb
To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
Example: We need to wire that hole in the fence.
To string on a wire.
Example: wire beads
To equip with wires for use with electricity.
Example: Do you know how to wire a plug?
To connect, embed, incorporate, or include (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires: To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
Example: I'll just wire your camera to the computer screen.
Listed forms: wires, wiring, wired.
Source: Wiktionary — wire.
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 wire.
noun
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- conducting wire
noun
a message transmitted by telegraph
verb
send cables, wires, or telegrams
verb
equip for use with electricity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wire
W(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 wire
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from wire
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wire. Showing up to 24, longest first.