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Is bother a Scrabble word?

Yes, bother is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of bother?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.Examples: "Would it bother you if I smoked?"Synonyms: annoy, disturb, inconvenience, irritate, put out, vex, aggravate, annoytransitive

2. (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.Synonyms: annoy, disturb, inconvenience, irritate, put out, vex, aggravate, annoyeuphemisticimperativetransitive

3. (intransitive or reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.Examples: "I never bother about such trivialities."; "I wouldn't bother with an umbrella if I were you."; "To expand, without bothering about it—without shiftless timidity on one side, or loquacious eagerness on the other—to the full compass of what he would have called a "pleasant" experience, was Newman's most definite programme of life."Synonyms: care, mind, becare, bother, care, concern oneself, mind, reckintransitivereflexive

4. (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).Examples: "Why do I even bother to try?"Synonyms: go to the trouble, take the troublecatenativeintransitive

5. (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).Examples: "You didn’t even bother to close the door."Synonyms: go to the trouble, take the troublecatenativeintransitive

intj (English)

1. (dated, euphemistic) A mild expression of annoyance.Examples: "[H]e suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said "Bother!" and "Oh blow!" and also "Hang spring-cleaning!" and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat."; ""Oh, help!" said Pooh. "I'd better go back." "Oh, bother!" said Pooh. "I shall have to go on." "I can't do either!" said Pooh. "Oh, help and bother!""Synonyms: botheration, blast, dang, darn, drat, phooey, fiddlesticksdatedeuphemistic

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "bother"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "bother"?

Scrabble
11 points
B3
O1
T1
H4
E1
R1
Words With Friends
11 points
B4
O1
T1
H3
E1
R1

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