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YBORE

5 letters

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TWL06 ✗ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✗
Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

YBORE is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in SOWPODS but not TWL06 and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

YBORE root BEAR

Word family

BEAR 1 BEARS-s 2 BEARE-e 2 BEARING-ing 5 BEARED-ed 3 BORE 1 BARE 1 BORNE 2 BORN 1 BAREST 3 BERE 1
noun
  1. countableuncountableA large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
  2. uncountableThe meat of this animal.
    • We had barbecued bear for dinner.
  3. countablefigurativelyuncountableA rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
  4. countableuncountableAn investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
  5. UScountableslanguncountableA state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
  6. countableslanguncountableA large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
  7. AustraliacountableuncountableA koala (bear).
  8. countableuncountableA portable punching machine.
  9. countableuncountableA block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
  10. countableuncountableThe fifteenth Lenormand card.
  11. UScolloquialcountableuncountableSomething difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
    • That window can be a bear to open.
  12. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of bere (“barley”).
  13. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”).
verb
  1. transitiveTo endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
    • to bear a railroad stock
    • to bear the market
  2. transitiveTo carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
    • They came bearing gifts.
    • Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
    • The little boat bore us to our destination.
    • This plant's light and fluffy seeds may be borne by the wind to remote islands.
    • what the market will bear
  3. transitiveTo carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).
    • the right to bear arms
  4. transitiveTo wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).
    • The queen bore the royal scepter and crown as she processed into the hall.
  5. intransitiveraretransitiveTo carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
    • The scan showed that the ewe was bearing twins.
  6. transitiveTo have or display (a mark or other feature).
    • She still bears the scars from a cycling accident.
    • The stone bears a short inscription.
    • This bears all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
  7. transitiveTo display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
    • The shield bore a red cross.
  8. transitiveTo present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
    • He bore the look of a defeated man.
  9. transitiveTo have (a name, title, or designation).
    • The school still bears the name of its founder.
  10. transitiveTo possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
    • The dictator bears a terrible reputation for cruelty.
  11. transitiveusuallyTo have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
    • The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 3.5%.
  12. transitiveTo have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
    • Only the male Indian elephant bears tusks.
  13. transitiveTo carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
    • to bear a grudge, to bear ill will
  14. raretransitiveTo feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
    • The brothers had always borne one another respect.
  15. transitiveTo possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
    • to bear life
  16. transitiveTo have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
    • The punishment bears no relation to the crime.
  17. transitiveTo give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
    • His achievements bear testimony to his ability.
    • The jury could see he was bearing false witness.
  18. transitiveTo have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
    • This word no longer bears its original meaning.
  19. reflexivetransitiveTo behave or conduct (oneself).
    • She bore herself well throughout the ordeal.
  20. raretransitiveTo possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
  21. intransitiveobsoletetransitiveTo carry a burden or burdens.
  22. obsoleteraretransitiveTo take or bring (a person) with oneself; to conduct.
  23. transitiveTo support or sustain; to hold up.
    • This stone bears most of the weight.
  24. To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
    • The pain is too much for me to bear.
    • It doesn’t bear thinking about.
    • I would never move to Texas — I can't bear heat.
    • This reasoning will not bear much analysis.
    • Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need.
  25. transitiveTo sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
    • The hirer must bear the cost of any repairs.
  26. transitiveTo admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
  27. transitiveTo warrant, justify the need for.
    • This storm definitely bears monitoring.
  28. transitiveTo afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  29. transitiveTo carry on, or maintain; to have.
  30. intransitiveusuallyTo push, thrust, press.
    • The rope has frayed where it bears on the rim of the wheel.
  31. figurativelyintransitiveTo take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
    • to bring arguments to bear
    • How does this bear on the question?
  32. intransitiveOf a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
    • The cannons were wheeled around to bear upon the advancing troops.
  33. ditransitivetransitiveTo give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
    • In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy.
    • The twins were borne by an Italian mother.
  34. intransitivetransitiveuncommonTo produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
    • This year our apple trees bore a good crop of fruit.
  35. intransitiveTo be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
    • Carry on past the church and then bear left at the junction.
    • By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
    • Great Falls bears north of Bozeman.
  36. obsoletetransitiveTo gain or win.
adjective
  1. Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
    • The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.