9-Letter Words Ending in IRE

There are 18 9-letter words that end in IRE. 8 are common words, such as CEASEFIRE and CROSSFIRE. A rarer one is TIGHTWIRE. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

ceasefirecrossfiredebonairereacquireretrofireshellfiresolitairetranspireacrospiregrandsirepourboirepremunirequickfireunderwirebrushfireluminairereinspiretightwire

About this list

Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
ceasefire
Rare example
tightwire
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words ending in ire are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CEASEFIRE is among the common words in this set.