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Words containing IR

Words that have the letters IR in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,214 playable words containing IR in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ADMIRABLENESSES. The highest-scoring is PARAMYXOVIRUSES, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing IR

REQUIREMENTS23
CIRCUMSTANCES22
QUESTIONNAIRE22
REQUIREMENT22
ACQUIRING21
CIRCUMSTANCE21
ACQUIRED20
IRRESPECTIVE20
ACQUIRES19
CONFIRMATION19
ENQUIRING19
ENVIRONMENTAL19
INQUIRING19
REQUIRING19
ACQUIRE18
CONFIRMING18
CONSPIRACY18
ENQUIRED18

Highest-scoring words containing IR

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
QUADRUMVIRATES31
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
QUADRUMVIRATE30
CIRCUMJACENT29
CIRCUMFLEXES28
CIRCUMNAVIGATED28
QUADRUMVIRS28
CIRCULARIZATION28
CIRCUMAMBIENTLY28
CIRCUMAMBULATED28
DESPIRITUALIZED28

3-letter words containing IR (7)

AIR3
FIR6
IRE3
IRK6
KIR6
MIR5
SIR3

4-letter words containing IR (68)

AIRS4
AIRY6
AMIR6
BIRD7
BIRK9
BIRL6
BIRR6
CIRE6
COIR6
DIRE5
DIRK8
DIRL5
DIRT5
EMIR6
FAIR7
FIRE7
FIRM9
FIRN7
FIRS7
GIRD6
GIRL5
GIRN5
GIRO5
GIRT5
HAIR6
HEIR6
HIRE6
IRED5
IRIS4
IRKS7
IRON4
KEIR7
KIRK10
KIRN7
KIRS7
LAIR4
LIRA4
LIRE4
MAIR6
MIRE6
MIRI6
MIRK9
MIRS6
MIRY8
PAIR6
PIRN6
SIRE4
SIRS4
STIR4
THIR6
TIRE4
VAIR8
VIRL8
WAIR7
WEIR7
WHIR9
WIRE7
WIRY9
YIRD7
YIRR6

The 60 most common shown, 8 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing IR (169)

AIRED6
BIRCH11
BIRDS8
BIRTH9
CHAIR9
CHIRP11
CHOIR9
CIRCA9
DAIRY8
DIRER6
DIRGE7
DIRTY8
EMIRS7
FAIRS8
FAIRY10
FIRED9
FIRES8
FIRMS10
FIRST8
FLAIR8
FLIRT8
GIRLS6
GIRTH8
HAIRS7
HAIRY9
HEIRS7
HIRED8
HIRES7
IRATE5
IRKED9
IRONS5
IRONY7
MIRED8
MIRES7
MIRTH9
PAIRS7
QUIRK17
SHIRE7
SHIRK10
SHIRT7
SIRED6
SKIRT8
SMIRK10
SPIRE7
STAIR5
STIRS5
SWIRL8
THEIR7
THIRD8
TIRED6
TIRES5
TWIRL8
VIRAL9
VIRUS10
WEIRD9
WHIRL10
WHIRR10
WHIRS10
WIRED9
WIRES8

The 60 most common shown, 109 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IR (271)

ADMIRE9
AFFAIR12
AFFIRM14
BIRDED10
BIRTHS10
CHAIRS10
CHIRPS12
CHOIRS10
CIRCLE10
CIRCUS11
DESIRE7
DIRECT9
EMPIRE10
ENTIRE6
EXPIRE14
EXPIRY16
FAIRER9
FAIRLY11
FIRING10
FIRMED12
FIRMER11
FIRMLY13
FIRSTS9
FLAIRS9
FLIRTS9
HIRING9
IMPAIR10
INFIRM11
IRKING10
IRONIC8
MEMOIR10
MIRROR8
MOHAIR10
PIRACY12
QUIRKS18
QUIRKY20
REPAIR8
RETIRE6
SATIRE6
SHIRKS11
SMIRKS11
SPIRAL8
SPIRIT8
SQUIRE15
SQUIRM17
SQUIRT15
STAIRS6
THEIRS8
THIRST8
THIRTY10
TIRING7
UMPIRE11
UNFAIR10
VIRGIN11
VIRILE10
VIRTUE11
WEIRDO10
WHIRLS11
WHIRRS11
WIRING10

The 60 most common shown, 211 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IR (421)

ACQUIRE18
AFFAIRS13
AFFIRMS15
AIRPORT9
BIRCHED14
BIRCHES13
BIRTHED12
BONFIRE12
CHAIRED12
CHIRPED14
CIRCLED12
CIRCLES11
CIRCUIT12
CONFIRM14
COWGIRL13
DESIRED9
DESIRES8
DESPAIR10
DIRECTS10
ENQUIRE16
ENQUIRY18
EXPIRED16
EXPIRES15
FAIREST10
FIREARM12
FIREFLY15
FIREMAN12
FIREMEN12
FIRMEST12
FIRMING13
FIRSTLY12
GIRAFFE14
HAIRCUT12
HAYWIRE14
IMPAIRS11
INQUIRE16
INQUIRY18
INSPIRE9
MIRACLE11
MIRRORS9
QUIRKED20
REPAIRS9
REQUIRE16
RETIRED8
RETIRES7
SHIRKED13
SMIRKED13
SPIRITS9
SQUIRED17
SQUIRES16
SQUIRMS18
SQUIRTS16
STIRRED8
UMPIRED13
VAMPIRE15
VIRTUAL12
VIRTUES12
VIRUSES12
WHIRLED13
WHIRRED13

The 60 most common shown, 361 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IR (562)

ACQUIRED20
ACQUIRES19
AFFIRMED17
AIRCRAFT13
ARMCHAIR14
BACKFIRE18
BIRCHING15
BIRDCAGE14
BIRTHDAY15
BLUEBIRD14
CHAIRMAN14
CHAIRMEN14
CHIRPING15
CIRCUITS13
CIRCULAR13
CONFIRMS15
COWGIRLS14
DESIRING10
DIRECTED12
DIRECTLY13
DIRECTOR11
ENQUIRED18
ENQUIRES17
ENTIRELY10
ENTIRETY10
EXPIRING17
FAIRNESS11
FIREWOOD15
FIREWORK17
FIRMWARE16
GIRAFFES15
IMPAIRED13
INDIRECT11
INQUIRED18
INQUIRES17
INSPIRED11
INSPIRES10
IRRITATE8
MIRACLES12
QUAGMIRE20
QUIRKING21
REDIRECT11
REPAIRED11
REQUIRED18
REQUIRES17
RETIRING9
SAPPHIRE14
SATIRIZE16
SHIRKING14
SKIRMISH15
SMIRKING14
SQUIRING18
SQUIRMED20
SQUIRREL17
SQUIRTED18
STIRRING9
TIRESOME10
UPSTAIRS11
VAMPIRES16
WILDFIRE15

The 60 most common shown, 502 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IR (502)

ACQUIRING21
ADMIRABLE14
ADMIRABLY16
AFFIRMING18
ARMCHAIRS15
BACKFIRED20
BACKFIRES19
BIRDCAGES15
BIRTHDAYS16
BIRTHMARK18
BLACKBIRD19
BLUEBIRDS15
CIRCUITED15
CIRCUITRY16
CIRCULARS14
CIRCULATE14
CONFIRMED17
CONSPIRED14
DESIRABLE12
DIRECTING13
DIRECTION12
DIRECTIVE16
DIRECTORS12
DIRECTORY14
EMPIRICAL15
ENCIRCLED14
ENQUIRIES18
ENQUIRING19
FIREFLIES15
FIREPLACE16
FIREPROOF17
FIREWORKS18
FIRSTHAND15
HEADFIRST15
IMPAIRING14
INFIRMARY16
INFIRMITY16
INQUIRIES18
INQUIRING19
INSPIRING12
IRRITATED10
IRRITATES9
MISDIRECT14
PERSPIRED14
QUAGMIRES21
REPAIRING12
REQUIRING19
SAPPHIRES15
SATIRIZED18
SATIRIZES17
SPIRITUAL12
SQUIRMING21
SQUIRRELS18
SQUIRTING19
STAIRCASE11
VIRGINITY16
VIRTUALLY16
WHIRLPOOL16
WHIRLWIND18
WILDFIRES16

The 60 most common shown, 442 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IR (367)

ADMIRATION13
AIRMAILING13
BACKFIRING21
BIRTHMARKS19
BIRTHPLACE18
BLACKBIRDS20
CHILDBIRTH19
CIRCUITING16
CIRCUITOUS16
CIRCULATED16
CIRCULATES15
CIRCUMCISE19
CIRCUMFLEX26
CIRCUMVENT21
CONFIRMING18
CONSPIRACY18
CONSPIRING15
DESPAIRING14
DIRECTIONS13
DIRECTIVES17
DIRECTNESS13
DOWNSTAIRS14
ENCIRCLING15
EXPIRATION18
FIREPLACES17
FIREPROOFS18
FLIRTATION13
GIRLFRIEND15
IMPAIRMENT16
INDIRECTLY15
IRIDESCENT13
IRONICALLY14
IRRATIONAL10
IRRELEVANT14
IRREVERENT14
IRRITATING11
IRRITATION10
MIRACULOUS16
MISDIRECTS15
PERSPIRING15
PIROUETTED14
PIROUETTES13
REDIRECTED14
REPERTOIRE12
RESERVOIRS14
RETIREMENT12
SATIRIZING19
SEMICIRCLE16
SKIRMISHED18
SKIRMISHES17
SPIRALLING13
SQUIRRELED20
THIRTEENTH14
THIRTIETHS14
UNDERSHIRT14
UNINSPIRED14
VIRTUOUSLY18
WHEELCHAIR19
WHIRLPOOLS17
WHIRLWINDS19

The 60 most common shown, 307 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IR (314)

AFFIRMATION19
AFFIRMATIVE23
ASPIRATIONS13
BIRTHPLACES19
CHAIRPERSON17
CHILDBIRTHS20
CIRCULATING17
CIRCULATION16
CIRCULATORY18
CIRCUMCISED21
CIRCUMCISES20
CIRCUMVENTS22
CLAIRVOYANT19
CONSPIRATOR15
DELIRIOUSLY15
DIRECTORIES14
ENVIRONMENT17
FIRECRACKER21
FIREFIGHTER20
FIREPROOFED20
FLIRTATIONS14
FLIRTATIOUS15
GIRLFRIENDS16
HAIRDRESSER14
HUMMINGBIRD22
IMPAIRMENTS17
INDIRECTION14
INFIRMARIES16
INFIRMITIES16
INSPIRATION13
IRIDESCENCE16
IRRADIATING13
IRREFUTABLE17
IRRELEVANCE17
IRREPARABLE15
IRREVERENCE17
IRREVOCABLE19
IRREVOCABLY21
MILLIONAIRE13
MISDIRECTED17
MOCKINGBIRD22
PIROUETTING15
REDIRECTING15
REDIRECTION14
REPERTOIRES13
REQUIREMENT22
RESPIRATION13
RESPIRATORY15
SEMICIRCLES17
SKIRMISHING19
SPIRITUALLY16
SQUIRRELING21
SQUIRRELLED21
THIRTEENTHS15
TRANSPIRING14
UNCONFIRMED20
UNDERSHIRTS15
UNDESIRABLE15
UNINSPIRING15
WHEELCHAIRS20

The 60 most common shown, 254 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IR (219)

AFFIRMATIONS20
AFFIRMATIVES24
BIRDWATCHERS22
BLOODTHIRSTY19
CHAIRMANSHIP22
CHAIRPERSONS18
CHIROPODISTS19
CHIROPRACTIC22
CHIROPRACTOR20
CIRCUITOUSLY20
CIRCULARISED18
CIRCULARIZED26
CIRCULARIZES25
CIRCULATIONS17
CIRCUMCISING22
CIRCUMCISION21
CIRCUMFLEXES28
CIRCUMSCRIBE23
CIRCUMSTANCE21
CIRCUMVENTED24
CLAIRVOYANCE22
CLAIRVOYANTS20
CONFIRMATION19
CONFIRMATORY21
CONSPIRACIES18
CONSPIRATORS16
DESIRABILITY17
DESPAIRINGLY18
DIRECTORSHIP19
ENCIRCLEMENT18
ENVIRONMENTS18
FIRECRACKERS22
FIREFIGHTERS21
FIREPROOFING21
HAIRBREADTHS19
HAIRDRESSERS15
HAIRSBREADTH19
HUMMINGBIRDS23
INSPIRATIONS14
IRASCIBILITY18
IRRATIONALLY14
IRREGULARITY16
IRRELEVANCES18
IRREMEDIABLY19
IRRESISTIBLE14
IRRESPECTIVE20
IRREVERSIBLE18
IRREVERSIBLY20
IRRITABILITY16
MILLIONAIRES14
MIRACULOUSLY20
MISDIRECTING18
MISDIRECTION17
MOCKINGBIRDS23
PERSPIRATION16
REQUIREMENTS23
SEMICIRCULAR19
SQUIRRELLING22
TRIUMVIRATES19
UNDESIRABLES16

The 60 most common shown, 159 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,214 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.9%) are containing IR. Most of them, 562, have 8 letters. 268 start with IR, 100 end with it and 2,846 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with IR

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing IR?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,214 words containing IR, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IR?

PARAMYXOVIRUSES, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUADRUMVIRATES (31), PARAMYXOVIRUS (30) and QUADRUMVIRATE (30).

What are the most common words containing IR?

REQUIREMENTS, CIRCUMSTANCES, QUESTIONNAIRE, REQUIREMENT, ACQUIRING and CIRCUMSTANCE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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