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Bores

b 3o 1r 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of bore

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does bores mean?

noun

  1. a person who evokes boredom

    Synonymsdullard

  2. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

    Synonymstidal boreeagreaegireager

  3. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

    Synonymsgaugecalibercalibre

  4. a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

    Synonymsdrill hole

verb

  1. cause to be bored

    Synonymstire

  2. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

    “don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”

    Synonymsdrill

Definitions shown for bore, the base form of bores.

Is BORES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BORES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3o 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
b 4o 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4o 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
b 4o 1r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BORES

Anagrams 3

broserobessober

Words that end like BORES

Common words that share the ending -ORES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

scoresstorescoresforesgoresporessoreschoresoresshoressnoressporesignoresrestoresexploresadoresencoresdeploresimploresseashorescarnivorescommodoresdrugstoressophomores
All words ending in -ORES

Bores: quick answers

Is BORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BORES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BORES worth?
BORES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bores mean?
bores is the plural and third-person singular form of bore, which means “a person who evokes boredom”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BORES?
You can make 44 shorter words from BORES, such as BORE, BORS, BROS, OBES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BORES?
BORES rearranges into BROSE, ROBES, SOBER.