Bounds

/baʊndz/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Bounds

noun

  1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.

    "I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on."

  2. A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

verb

  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

    "France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."

  2. To be the boundary of.

noun

  1. A sizeable jump, great leap.

    "The deer crossed the stream in a single bound."

  2. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
  3. A bounce; a rebound.

    "the bound of a ball"

verb

  1. To leap, move by jumping.

    "The rabbit bounded down the lane."

  2. To cause to leap.

    "to bound a horse"

  3. To rebound; to bounce.

    "a rubber ball bounds on the floor"

  4. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

    "to bound a ball on the floor"

Anagrams of Bounds

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bounds" 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 "Bounds"

Bounds is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Bounds" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bounds" is a low-scoring word.