bourne

Noun

an archaic term for a boundary
an archaic term for a goal or destination
A boundary; a limit.
A goal or destination.
A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally; a small stream or brook.
pl. -S bourn

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French borne, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, a word of unknown ultimate origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom, base”), see also Proto-Celtic *bundos.

Synonyms

bourn

Scrabble Score: 8

bourne: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bourne: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bourne: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bourne is a valid Words With Friends word