Mire
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An area of boggy, waterlogged ground that yields underfoot, or figuratively any deep and entangling difficulty.
“The rescue team's vehicle became stuck in the mire at the edge of the flooded field.”
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Wordle
Ends in -IRE, shares the pattern with fire, hire, tire, sire and wire, two vowels I and E
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All low-value tiles, extends to MIRED, MIRES and MIRING for higher scores, the -IRE stem is productive
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