Lair

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A sheltered den or resting place used by a wild animal.

“The wolf cubs huddled at the entrance of the lair while their mother was away hunting.”

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Synonyms

den

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

LAIR contains L, A, I, R with two vowels and very common consonants, one of the best four-letter Wordle opening guesses

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Scrabble

All low-value common tiles, LAIR hooks to FLAIR by prefixing F and extends to LAIRS with an S

Words Related to Lair

Anagrams of Lair

Words that use exactly the same letters as “lair”.

aril lari liar lira rail rial

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “lair” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cair fair gair hair laid pair

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “lair”.

april argil ariel arils armil blair brail carli clair drail filar flair frail glair grail hilar laird lairs lairy laria larid larin larix liard

Longer words starting with Lair

Words that begin with “lair”.

laird lairs lairy lairds laired

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