Expire
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To cease to be valid or come to an end at a set point in time.
“Your passport will expire before the trip, so you need to renew it now.”
Pronunciation
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/ɪkˈspaɪ.ə(r)/
Syllables
ex·pire
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Three vowels (E, I, E), EX- with -IRE ending is a clean, guessable pattern worth trying mid-game
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Worth 15 points, X (8pts) drives the score, hooks to EXPIRED and EXPIRES for extended plays
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