bomb: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with B
Meaning of bomb
noun
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- figuratively
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- colloquial
Any explosive charge.
Example: The mineworkers are setting their bombs.
- in-compounds
A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
Example: The children are playing with water bombs in the garden.
Listed forms: bombs.
Source: Wiktionary — bomb.
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- figuratively, intransitive, often, transitive
To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- informal
To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
- informal
To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
Listed forms: bombs, bombing, bombed.
Source: Wiktionary — bomb.
adj
- slang
Great, awesome.
Example: Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb!
Source: Wiktionary — bomb.
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 bomb.
noun
strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- bomb calorimeter
noun
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
verb
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
verb
fail to get a passing grade
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bomb in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bomb
B(3) + O(1) + M(3) + B(3) = 10 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 bomb
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 bomb
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bomb. Showing up to 24, longest first.