bound

VERBNOUNADJECTIVE /baʊnd/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bound is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3O1U1N1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does bound mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Form the boundary of; be contiguous to.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
2

Move forward by leaps and bounds.

“The horse bounded across the meadow”

BROADER
RELATED
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A line determining the limits of an area.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something.

BROADER
3

A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.

4

The greatest possible degree of something.

“what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior”

BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 9 SENSES
1

Bound by an oath.

“a bound official”

SIMILAR
2

Confined by bonds.

“bound and gagged hostages”

ANTONYMS
3

Confined in the bowels.

“he is bound in the belly”

4

Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union.

ANTONYMS
5

Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form.

“bound volumes”

“leather-bound volumes”

ANTONYMS
6

Bound by contract.

SIMILAR
7

Covered or wrapped with a bandage.

“an injury bound in fresh gauze”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
8

(usually followed by `to') governed by fate.

“bound to happen”

SYNONYMS
9

Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'.

“children bound for school”

SYNONYMS