Sire

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To father or beget offspring through reproduction.

“The champion stallion was expected to sire many prize-winning foals.”

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Synonyms

forefatherfather begetgetengendermother generate

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

S-I-R-E ends with E, all four letters are common, making it a decent early guess

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, the E ending hooks onto many extensions such as SIRED or SIREN

Words Related to Sire

Anagrams of Sire

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

eris ires reis rise

Words one letter different

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

aire cire dire eire fire gire hire side site size sure tire wire

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

aesir aries arise biers birse bries brise cires cries dries emirs epris fires fries frise girse grise heirs hires hirse ireos iters keirs kiers

Longer words starting with Sire

Words that begin with “sire”.

sired siree siren sires sirex sirees sirens

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