betrothed
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
- 9
/bɪˈtɹəʊðd/
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/bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ · /bɪˈtɹəʊθt/
Definition of betrothed
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of betroth
“1901, American Standard Version of the Bible, Luke 1:27http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=49&chapter=1&verse=26&end_verse=28&version=8&context=context A virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph.”
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verb
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(form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of betroth
“1901, American Standard Version of the Bible, Luke 1:27http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=49&chapter=1&verse=26&end_verse=28&version=8&context=context A virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph.”
adj
-
Engaged to be married.
“the betrothed couple”
“publicly betrothed”
noun
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One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
“She introduced him as her betrothed.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English, equivalent to betroth + -ed.
Words you can make from betrothed
163 playable · top: BOTHERED (14 pts)
Best play bothered 14 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
30 words- BERTH 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- THEBE 10 pts
- THROB 10 pts
- DOETH 9 pts
- HEDER 9 pts
- HORDE 9 pts
- BORED 8 pts
- BREDE 8 pts
- BREED 8 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- ORBED 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- ROBED 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- BERET 7 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- TOTED 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
4-letter words
47 words- BETH 9 pts
- BOTH 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- DOTH 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HOED 8 pts
- OHED 8 pts
- BODE 7 pts
- BRED 7 pts
- DEBT 7 pts
- DOBE 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BEET 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOTT 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- HOB 8 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- BED 6 pts
- BOD 6 pts
- DEB 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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