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Boast

/bəʊst/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Boast

noun

  1. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
  2. Something that one brags about.

    "It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting."

  3. A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

verb

  1. To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
  2. To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
  3. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
  4. To play a boast shot.
  5. To possess something special.

    "His family boasted a famous name."

Anagrams of Boast

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "boast":

boatsbotassabot

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "boast" and rearranging:

+babbots
+hbathos
+ibiotas
+jjabots
+lbloatsoblast
+nbatons
+otaboos
+rabortsboartstabors
+sboastssabots
Related Word Patterns
BO...Words starting with "bo"...STWords ending with "st"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "boast"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

brag
Letter Values
b3
o1
a1
s1
t1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Boast
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Related 5-Letter Words
baaedbaalsbabasbabelbabesbabkababoobabulbabusbaccabacksbaconbaddybadgebadly

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Boast"

Boast is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "boast" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Boast" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "boast" is a low-scoring word.