SHIRE

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/

Definition of SHIRE

noun

  1. Physical area administered by a sheriff.

  2. Former administrative area of Britain; a county.

    "Yorkshire is the largest shire in England."

  3. The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.

    "When are you coming back to the shire?"

verb

  1. To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.

    "County Longford was shired in 1586"

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S H I R E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of SHIRE

Words that use the same letters:

HEIRS HIRES HIRSE SHERI SHIER

Words Containing "SHIRE"

ABERDEENSHIRE AYRSHIRE ARGYLLSHIRE BANFFSHIRE BEDFORDSHIRE BEDLINGTONSHIRE BERKSHIRE BERKSHIRES BERWICKSHIRE BRECKNOCKSHIRE BRECONSHIRE BROOKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BUSHIRE BUTESHIRE CAERNARVONSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CARDIGANSHIRE CARMARTHENSHIRE CARNARVONSHIRE

Words Starting with "SHIRE"

SHIREHOUSE SHIREMAN SHIREMEN SHIRES SHIREWICK

Words Ending with "SHIRE"

ABERDEENSHIRE AYRSHIRE ARGYLLSHIRE BANFFSHIRE BEDFORDSHIRE BEDLINGTONSHIRE BERKSHIRE BERWICKSHIRE BRECKNOCKSHIRE BRECONSHIRE BROOKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BUSHIRE BUTESHIRE CAERNARVONSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CARDIGANSHIRE CARMARTHENSHIRE CARNARVONSHIRE CHESHIRE