What does WOUND mean?

Pronunciation
/waʊnd/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
  2. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
  3. a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)“he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound”
  4. the act of inflicting a wound

verb

  1. cause injuries or bodily harm to
  2. hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

adjective

  1. put in a coil

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

wounds10

Anagrams of WOUND

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

Words inside WOUND

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

down8 undo5don4 dow7dun4duo4 nod4 now6 oud4own6 udo4won6 wud7do3 no2 nu2od3on2 ow5un2wo5

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Questions

Is WOUND a valid word in word games?

WOUND 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 WOUND worth?

WOUND is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from WOUND?

21 other words, including ON, DO, NO and NOW.