Border

/ˈbɔədə/

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

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters

Definition of Border

noun

The outer edge of something.
"the borders of the garden"
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
"There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame."
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
"The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world."
Border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.

verb

To put a border on something.
To form a border around; to bound.
To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
"Denmark borders Germany to the south."
To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
"Connecticut borders on Massachusetts."
To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Anagrams of Border

Words You Can Make

31 words can be made from the letters in "border":

5-LETTER WORDS

bored borer orbed order robed

4-LETTER WORDS

bode bore bred doer dore dorr redo robe rode

3-LETTER WORDS

bed bod bro brr deb doe dor err obe ode orb ore reb red rob+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aarbored boarder broader reboard

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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