Bondage
/ˈbɒn.dɪd͡ʒ/
noun
- The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
"In Judeo-Christian tradition, the Israelites fled bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, only to wander in the wilderness for the next four decades."
- (by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
"He lived in financial bondage to his cocaine habit; no matter how much he earned, it all seemed to disappear up his nose."
- The practice of tying people up for sexual pleasure.
"Their marriage broke up when she discovered he had been engaging in bondage games with a local dominatrix while he was supposedly working out at the gym."
- Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.
"bondage trousers; bondage jeans; bondage pants"
ANTONYMS
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Bondage"
Bondage is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bondage" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Bondage" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bondage" is a medium-scoring word.