wound: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with W · ends with D
Meaning of wound
noun
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- figuratively
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
Example: It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Listed forms: wounds, wounde.
Source: Wiktionary — wound.
verb
- transitive
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
Example: The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
- transitive
To hurt (a person's feelings).
Example: The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
Listed forms: wounds, wounding, wounded, glossary, woundest.
Source: Wiktionary — wound.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of wind
Base or related entry: wind.
Source: Wiktionary — wound.
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 wound.
noun
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
noun
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
- injury
- combat injury
noun
the act of inflicting a wound
verb
cause injuries or bodily harm to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wound in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wound
W(4) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 9 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 wound
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 wound
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