bored

/bɔɹd/
adjective

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle guess list

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

    “He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.”

  2. Perforated by a hole or holes.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From bore + -ed.

Similar and opposite words

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BORED at a glance

BORED has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + R 1 + E 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,013 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with bored

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • BOXED15
  • BOWED11
  • BOOED8
  • BONED8
  • BORES7
  • BARED8
  • BORER7
  • CORED8
  • BOREL7
  • GORED7
  • PORED8
  • BODED9
  • BOREE7
  • SORED6
  • BOYED11
  • BOKED12

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