bite: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of bite
verb
- transitive
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
Example: As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
- transitive
To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- intransitive
To attack with the teeth.
Example: That dog is about to bite!
- intransitive
To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
Example: If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
Listed forms: bites, biting, bit, bitten.
Source: Wiktionary — bite.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of biting.
- countable, uncountable
The wound left behind after having been bitten.
Example: That snake bite really hurts!
- countable, uncountable
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
Example: After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
- countable, uncountable
A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
Example: There were only a few bites left on the plate.
Listed forms: bites.
Source: Wiktionary — bite.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bite.
noun
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- sting
- insect bite
noun
a light informal meal
noun
wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bite
B(3) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bite
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bite
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