hot-wire

1. To start (as an automobile) by short-circuiting the ignition system.

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1. Informal To start the engine of (an automobile, for example) without a key, as by short-circuiting the ignition system.

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Here are some other words you could make with the letters hot-wire

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
whiter	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
er	2
et	2
ew	5
he	5
hi	5
ho	5
it	2
oe	2
oh	5
oi	2
or	2
ow	5
re	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2
we	5
wo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eth	6
her	6
het	6
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hie	6
hit	6
hoe	6
hot	6
how	9
ire	3
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ort	3
owe	6
owt	6
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tew	6
the	6
tho	6
tie	3
toe	3
tor	3
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two	6
wet	6
who	9
wit	6
woe	6
wot	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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hero	7
hire	7
hoer	7
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owie	7
riot	4
rite	4
rote	4
roti	4
thew	10
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thro	7
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tori	4
trio	4
trow	7
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wert	7
whet	10
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whit	10
wire	7
wite	7
with	10
wore	7
wort	7
writ	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ither	8
other	8
rowth	11
their	8
threw	11
throe	8
throw	11
tower	8
towie	8
twier	8
white	11
whore	11
whort	11
withe	11
worth	11
write	8
wrote	8
wroth	11

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
heriot	9
whiter	12
wither	12
writhe	12