9-Letter Words Containing: FIRES
(In Exact Order)Best Scoring 9 Letter Words With: FIRES
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| backfires | 9 | 20 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | ||||||||
| campfires | 9 | 18 | nounn | |||||
noun • a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) | ||||||||
| fireships | 9 | 17 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588. • A diseased prostitute. | ||||||||
| bushfires | 9 | 17 | nounn | |||||
noun • An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire. | ||||||||
| wildfires | 9 | 16 | nounn | |||||
noun • a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration | ||||||||
| hangfires | 9 | 16 | nounn | |||||
Valid word for Scrabble US
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| drumfires | 9 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • intense and continuous artillery fire | ||||||||
| hellfires | 9 | 15 | nounn | |||||
Valid word for Scrabble US
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| firestorm | 9 | 14 | nounn | |||||
noun • a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area • an outburst of controversy | ||||||||
| balefires | 9 | 14 | nounn | |||||
noun • a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration | ||||||||
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