bold: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with D
Meaning of bold
adj
Courageous, daring.
Example: Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
Visually striking; conspicuous.
Example: the painter's bold use of colour and outline
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
Example: Many bold fonts are available on this computer.
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Listed forms: bolder, boldest.
Source: Wiktionary — bold.
verb
- informal, transitive
To make (a font or some text) bold.
Example: Please bold all these subheads.
- obsolete, transitive
To make bold or daring.
- intransitive, obsolete
To become bold or brave.
Listed forms: bolds, bolding, bolded.
Source: Wiktionary — bold.
noun
- obsolete
A dwelling; habitation; building.
Listed forms: bolds, bolde, boolde.
Source: Wiktionary — bold.
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 bold.
adjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
noun
a typeface with thick heavy lines
- boldface
- bold face
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bold in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bold
B(3) + O(1) + L(1) + D(2) = 7 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 bold
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 bold
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bold. Showing up to 24, longest first.