What does BIND mean?

Pronunciation
/baɪnd/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. stick to firmly“Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”
  2. create social or emotional ties“The grandparents want to bond with the child”
  3. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope“The Chinese would bind the feet of their women”
  4. wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
  5. secure with or as if with ropes“tie down the prisoners”
  6. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted“He's held by a contract”
  7. provide with a binding“bind the books in leather”
  8. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord“They tied their victim to the chair”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

binds8

Anagrams of BIND

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BIND

8 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

bid6 bin5 dib6din4nib5bi4id3 in2

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Questions

Is BIND a valid word in word games?

BIND is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BIND worth?

BIND is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BIND?

8 other words, including IN, ID, BID and BIN.