Bored
/bɔːd/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Bored
verb
- To inspire boredom in somebody.
- To make a hole through something.
- To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
"An insect bores into a tree."
- To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
"to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
- To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
"to bore one's way through a crowd"
adjective
- Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do
- Uninterested, without attention
"The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem"
- Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)
Anagrams of Bored
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
ANTONYMS
Letter Values
b3
o1
r1
e1
d2
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Bored
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 "Bored"
Bored is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bored" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Bored" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bored" is a low-scoring word.