Bound
/ˈbaʊnd/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Bound
verb
- To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- To cohere or stick together in a mass.
"Just to make the cheese more binding"
- To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
"I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."
- To exert a binding or restraining influence.
"These are the ties that bind."
- To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
"to bind grain in bundles to bind a prisoner"
adjective
- (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
"You are not legally bound to reply."
- (of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- (of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- Constipated; costive.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
Anagrams of Bound
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
b3
o1
u1
n1
d2
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Bound
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 "Bound"
Bound is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Bound" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bound" is a low-scoring word.