BOUNDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOUNDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOUNDEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOUNDEN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOUNDEN
Front hooks — 1
yboundenBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BOUNDEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOUNDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 347,386.
What does BOUNDEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Under a moral or legal obligation, obligatory.
Bounden survives almost only in the phrase "bounden duty", where it adds a note of solemn obligation. It is an old form of the participle of bind and no longer appears as an ordinary adjective.
How BOUNDEN is used
Bounden is archaic and is nearly always found in the fixed phrase "bounden duty".
- It is our bounden duty to help the stranger.
- He considered it a bounden promise and kept it.
- The oath made the task bounden upon every knight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOUNDEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOUNDEN
The 7 tiles of BOUNDEN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BOUNDEN
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Common questions about BOUNDEN
- Is BOUNDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOUNDEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOUNDEN worth?
- BOUNDEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOUNDEN mean?
- Under a moral or legal obligation, obligatory.
- What letters can be added to BOUNDEN?
- BOUNDEN takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOUNDEN:
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