Borderline

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters
Definition of Borderline

noun

  1. A boundary or accepted division; a border.

    "She lives on the borderline between reality and madness."

  2. An individual who has borderline personality disorder.

verb

  1. To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.

adjective

  1. Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

    "I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications."

  2. Showing bad taste.

    "Your borderline remarks about my aunt's dress destroyed my evening."

  3. Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.

adverb

  1. Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent

    "He is borderline hypoglycemic and needs to monitor his sugar intake."

Anagrams of Borderline

No exact anagrams found for "borderline". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "borderline" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Borderline"

Borderline is a 10-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Borderline" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "borderline" is a medium-scoring word.