Boast

/bəʊst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Boast

noun

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.
"It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting."
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

verb

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
To play a boast shot.
To possess something special.
"His family boasted a famous name."

Anagrams of Boast

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 5 letters:

boats botas sabot

Words You Can Make

35 words can be made from the letters in "boast":

5-LETTER WORDS

boats botas sabot

4-LETTER WORDS

abos bast bats boas boat bota bots oast oats obas soba stab stoa stob tabs+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

abo abs bas bat boa bos bot oat oba sab sat sob sot tab tao+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+lbloats oblast

+raborts boarts tabors

+sboasts sabots

Related Word Patterns

BO...Words starting with "bo"...STWords ending with "st"All 5-letter words Unscramble "boast"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

brag

Rhyming Words

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