Definition of PYRE

pyre

Plural: pyres

Noun

  • A heap of combustible material, especially for burning a corpse.
  • wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  • A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
  • Any heap or pile of combustibles.

Examples

  • He stacked his unwanted letters, ready to create a PYRE of low-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pyra (“pyre, funeral pile”), from Ancient Greek πυρά (purá), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Doublet of fire.

Synonyms

funeral pyre

Scrabble Score: 9

pyre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pyre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pyre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

pyre: valid Words With Friends Word