Definition of BOGLE

bogle

Meanings

Plural: bogles

Noun

  • A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
  • A scarecrow.
  • A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion.

Verb

  • Obsolete form of boggle.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain; possibly cognate with bug or from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”).

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

bogle is a valid Words With Friends word