Pyre

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A pile of wood on which a corpse is ceremonially burned as part of a funeral rite.

“The body was placed atop a large funeral pyre and set alight at dusk.”

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Synonyms

funeral firebonfire

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Wordle

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Words Related to Pyre

Anagrams of Pyre

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

prey

Words one letter different

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

ayre byre eyre gyre pure

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

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Longer words starting with Pyre

Words that begin with “pyre”.

pyres pyrex pyrene

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