Definitions for surefire

surefire sure·fire

Spelling: [shoo r-fahyuh r, shu
IPA: /ˈʃʊərˌfaɪər, ˈʃɜr-/

Surefire is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in surefire (eefirrsu).

Definitions for surefire

adjective

  1. sure to work; foolproof:

Origin of surefire

First recorded in 1915-20; sure + fire

Examples for surefire

I almost always have a set of earplugs with me—usually Sonic Defenders by surefire.

A surefire way to keep ‘The View’ as kooky as ever: hire Jenny McCarthy.

Yet the film has all the makings of a surefire American hit.

Sen. Lindsey Graham has a surefire way to ensure that Libya doesn't turn into a stalemate: Bomb Gaddafi out of Tripoli.

But even before adults enter their senior years, children are not a surefire way to inoculate against loneliness.

If you should one day decide to be a teacher, or seek a public office, this is a surefire way to block such endeavors.

The only surefire way to prevent that is to be constantly changing up your devices.

So Hachette and the other publishers were all ears when Steve Jobs came a-calling with a surefire way to jack up e-book prices.

Only a few weeks ago, Lincoln was assumed to be the surefire winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

It was a surefire way of reminding the captains that men and frogs were brothers under the skin.

Word Value for surefire
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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