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Is bield a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bield is a Scrabble US word. The word bield is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is bield a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bield is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3I1E1L1D2

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Yes. The word bield is a Words With Friends word. The word bield is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

BIELD,BILED,

4-letter words (10 found)

BIDE,BILE,BLED,DEIL,DELI,DIEB,DIEL,EILD,IDLE,LIED,

3-letter words (15 found)

BED,BEL,BID,DEB,DEI,DEL,DIB,DIE,ELD,IDE,LED,LEI,LIB,LID,LIE,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,BI,DE,DI,ED,EL,ID,LI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from bield according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bield

bield ibeld beild ebild iebld eibld biled ibled blied lbied ilbed libed belid eblid bleid lbeid elbid lebid ielbd eilbd ilebd liebd elibd leibd biedl ibedl beidl ebidl iebdl eibdl bidel ibdel bdiel dbiel idbel dibel bedil ebdil bdeil dbeil edbil debil iedbl eidbl idebl diebl edibl deibl bilde iblde blide lbide ilbde libde bidle ibdle bdile dbile idble dible bldie lbdie bdlie dblie ldbie dlbie ildbe lidbe idlbe dilbe ldibe dlibe beldi ebldi bledi lbedi elbdi lebdi bedli ebdli bdeli dbeli edbli debli bldei lbdei bdlei dblei ldbei dlbei eldbi ledbi edlbi delbi ldebi dlebi ieldb eildb iledb liedb elidb leidb iedlb eidlb idelb dielb edilb deilb ildeb lideb idleb dileb ldieb dlieb eldib ledib edlib delib ldeib dleib

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Definitions and meaning of bield

bield

Alternative forms

  • beeld, beild

Etymology 1

From Middle English belde, beeld, beld, from Old English bieldu (“courage, boldness”), from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (“boldness”), from *balþaz (“bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old High German baldī (“boldness, courage”) (Middle High German belde), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (balþei, “boldness, courage”). More at bold.

Noun

bield (usually uncountable, plural bields)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
  3. (obsolete or dialectal) Shelter, refuge or protection.
    • 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, Book XVI, xlix:
      This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown.
  4. A place of shelter, a refuge.
Derived terms
  • bieldy
Related terms
  • bold

Etymology 2

From Middle English beelden, belden, from Old English byldan, bieldan (“to encourage, embolden”), from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old Saxon beldjan (“to encourage”), Old High German baldēn (“to make bold”) (Middle High German belden), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balþjan, “to make bold”).

Verb

bield (third-person singular simple present bields, present participle bielding, simple past and past participle bielded)

  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To make bold, give courage or confidence to.
  2. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To defend, protect or shelter.
Synonyms
  • encourage

Anagrams

  • Dible, Lebid, beild, belid, biled

Source: wiktionary.org