boar

Meanings

Plural: boar, boars

Noun

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
an uncastrated male hog
A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
A male pig.
A male boar (sense 1).
A male bear.
A male guinea pig.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Synonyms

Sus scrofa, wild boar

Scrabble Score: 6

boar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
boar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

boar is a valid Words With Friends word