Hire

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To employ someone for wages; to rent or lease temporarily.

“The company decided to hire three new employees.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/haɪə/

Related Words

Synonyms

employrecruitengage

Antonyms

fire

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

H-I-R-E pattern; common business term.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points; good for using R on premium squares.

Words Related to Hire

Anagrams of Hire

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

heir

Words one letter different

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

aire cire dire eire fire gire hare here hide hike hile hine hipe hiro hive hure tire wire

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

cheir dheri giher haire heirs hermi hider hiera hiker hiper hired hiren hirer hires hirse hiver ither rehid rheic rhein rhine riche rithe shier

Longer words starting with Hire

Words that begin with “hire”.

hired hiren hirer hires

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